My Pop Pop and Me    by Irene Smalls & Cathy Ann Johnson Order:  USA  Can Little, Brown & Co., 2006 (2006) Hardcover     Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Simple rhymes accompany bright, energetic illustrations in My Pop Pop and Me, a picture book that celebrates the close, loving, mentoring relationship between grandfather and grandchild. It begins, 'Lool look / my Pop Pop's a cook / Pat pat / I love my chef's hat' as the pair prepare to bake a favorite cake. Under Pop Pop's supervision, the child squeezes a lemon, measures ingredients, sifts flour, blends batter, tastes and scrapes, spills and wipes some - and watches the cake go into the oven. They cool, decorate, slice, ice, and taste that delicious lemon cake together (there's a recipe in the back of the book), and end with a big hug as the child chants ... 'I bop bop hop hop / For my top top Pop Pop'. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews