A Plan for Pops follows a young child who tries to cheer up their grandparent after an accident.
This book features same-sex grandparents, a loving intergenerational family and a unique STEM component with the creation of a Rube Goldberg machine.
Like the author's bestselling picture book Angus All Aglow*,* the text conveys a powerful message of love, togetherness and gentle healing.
A Plan for Pops was shortlisted for the Blue Spruce Award and was an OLA Best Bets and ALA Rainbow Top Ten selection.
Heather Smith's picture book The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden received four starred reviews and won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award and the Freeman Book Award for Children's Literature on East and Southeast Asia.
A Plan for Pops is also available in French as Une idée pour Papi (9781459822054).