How Long Is Forever? by Kelly Carey, Qing Zhuang
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing on April 7, 2020
ISBN: 1580895786
Pages: 32
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Mason grumbles that waiting for Nana’s blueberry pie “is taking forever.” Amused—and eager to distract his grandson—Grandpa asks Mason if he knows how long forever is which results in a romp through the fields and stream. Pie is done and waiting is over and Mason reaches some understanding of forever. Forever, he asserts, is how long he’ll love Nana’s pie AND how long he’ll love Grandpa and Nana. Sweet but subtle intergenerational relationship is depicted in story and pictures. On the last page Mason and grandpa are washing the dishes but no mention is made of this. Mason has light-brown skin; his grandparents’ skin is pale. Grandpa has stark white hair and white facial hair; Nana looks less stereotypical, with a blonde bob and red eyeglasses. Good choice for Storytime. Warning: this book might make you hungry for pie but the author provides a link to recipe for one-minute blueberry-cobbler-in-a-mug so you won’t have to wait FOREVER!

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library