The Hello, Goodbye Window was written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Chris Raschka. It was the winner of the Caldecott medal in 2006. The Hello, Goodbye Window is the story of a little girl who visits her grandparents. They have a special window in their kitchen and they are always there to greet their granddaughter or to tell her goodbye when it is time to go. The little girl has a wonderful relationship with her grandparents and loves to visit their house. She states at the end of the book that she wants her own hello, goodbye window someday when she has a home.
I really related to this book. I have a wonderful relationship with my grandparents. They have a huge bay window in their living room where I would always sit to wave goodbye to my mom after she dropped me off. We would also watch the birds and the rain from that window. The first time I read this book I had such a reaction because it reminded me so much of my grandparents.
The pictures in this book are colorful and would appeal to children. It is also a good book to talk about diversity because the family represented is a multicultural family. All in all this was an excellent book. I will be reading it to my students next year on Grandparent’s Day.
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