The Truth About Old People

Ellis’s noisy, bright, dynamic pages, filled with grandparents riding rollercoasters, smooching, dancing and flipping whole stackfuls of pancakes, assert that the elderly, too, can be anarchically amazing. * The Guardian *
This is a defiantly upbeat book … grandparents are the rising stars of children’s fiction – and this simple, touching story shows why – 5 stars, Book of the Week * Saturday Telegraph *
This is one of those picture books that make wonderful use of the way children read illustrations while adults read words aloud. * The New York Times *
Ellis tackles ageism and celebrates older people … Her art, reminiscent of Sara Ogilvie has a real joyful energy. * Bookseller *
Original and brilliant manifesto, for young readers, on how strong, dynamic, crazy and valuable grandmas and grandpas are. * i News *
Ellis’s illustrations exude movement and energy and the expressive faces really bring the characters to life. * The School Librarian *
This is good fun to read and to look at, and could spark some interesting conversations on the fun or embarrassing things that grandparents do * Books For Keeps *
A delightful read-aloud that celebrates grandparents and the special bond they share with their grandchildren * School Library Journal *

Elina Ellis loves drawing pictures and imagining stories. Originally from Ukraine, she currently lives and works in Cambridge, where she recently graduated with an MA in Children’s Books Illustration. Elina draws both digitally and using traditional media, creating her own books and illustrating for others. In 2017 she won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration for The Truth About Old People.

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