Grandfather Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace.

How could he--a Gandhi--be so easy to anger?

One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels with his family to Grandfather Gandhi's village.

Silence fills the air--but peace feels far away for young Arun. When an older boy pushes him on the soccer field, his anger fills him in a way that surely a true Gandhi could never imagine. Can Arun ever live up to the Mahatma? Will he ever make his grandfather proud?

In this remarkable personal story, Arun Gandhi, with Bethany Hegedus, weaves a stunning portrait of the extraordinary man who taught him to live his life as light. Evan Turk brings the text to breathtaking life with his unique three-dimensional collage paintings.

Author: Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/11/2014
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.00h x 10.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781442423657
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169206 / Grandfather Gandhi


Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/16/2013
Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 35
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2014
School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 119
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2014 pg. 140
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 573
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 61
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Arun Gandhi, born in 1934, is the fifth grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi. He was a journalist for more than thirty years for the Times of India and has written for The Washington Post. His first of two books for children was Grandfather Gandhi. Currently, Arun serves as president of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute and travels the world speaking to governmental leaders, as well as to university and high school students about the practices of peace and nonviolence. He lives in Rochester, New York. Visit him at ArunGandhi.org.

Bethany Hegedus is the author of Between Us Baxters and Truth with a Capital T, as well as the coauthor of Grandfather Gandhi. She owns The Writing Barn, a writing workshop and retreat center in Austin, Texas. She teaches widely and speaks across the country. Visit her online at BethanyHegedus.com.

Evan Turk is an Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning illustrator, author, and animator. He is the author-illustrator of The Storyteller, Heartbeat, You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks, and A Thousand Glass Flowers and the illustrator of Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book; Grandfather Gandhi; and its companion Be the Change. Originally from Colorado, Evan now lives in the Hudson River Valley with his husband and two cats. He is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. Visit him at EvanTurk.com.