In this contemporary intergenerational story, a biracial girl and her Chinese Grandfather overcome language differences and develop a special bond.
A moving intergenerational story, Grandfather Counts highlights the universality of the love shared between grandparent and grandchild, a love that helps them cross the boundaries of language and culture..
Soon Helen and Gong Gong are teaching each other more words, and a special bond between them begins to develop and grow.
Helen reciprocates by teaching Gong Gong to count in English.
He starts counting the train cars in Chinese, and then teaches Helen the words.
Then one day, as Helen sits outside watching for the train that runs behind her house, Gong Gong joins her.
How will she and her siblings, who know only English, communicate with Gong Gong, who speaks only Chinese? At first Gong Gong keeps to himself, reading the Chinese newspapers he brought with him.
Helen is excited, but anxious.
Gong Gong (Grandfather) is coming from China to live with Helen\'s family.
In this contemporary intergenerational story, a biracial girl and her Chinese Grandfather overcome language differences and develop a special bond
