Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and former CBC Radio personality, delivers a "fresh and frisky" poetic take on transitioning into life as a retiree and living through the golden years.
In their frank and witty delivery, Richardson's illustrated retirement rhymes for the hoary-headed do not just playfully reveal the inevitable weakening that afflicts the mind and body as the years wear on, they also cast light on the ageless, exuberant spirit that too often remains hidden inside. From retirement homes, cruises, and grandchildren to liver spots, memory problems, and geriatric sex, Richardson's candid reflections on the trials, tribulations, and humiliations of growing old are funny, sharp, and irreverent.
Illustrated by award-winning artist Roxanna Bikadoroff, The First Little Bastard to Call Me Gramps is an essential companion to the graces, and disgraces, of ageing.
Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and former CBC Radio personality, delivers a "fresh and frisky" poetic take on transitioning into life as a retiree and living through the golden years.
In their frank and witty delivery, Richardson's illustrated retirement rhymes for the hoary-headed do not just playfully reveal the inevitable weakening that afflicts the mind and body as the years wear on, they also cast light on the ageless, exuberant spirit that too often remains hidden inside. From retirement homes, cruises, and grandchildren to liver spots, memory problems, and geriatric sex, Richardson's candid reflections on the trials, tribulations, and humiliations of growing old are funny, sharp, and irreverent.
Illustrated by award-winning artist Roxanna Bikadoroff, The First Little Bastard to Call Me Gramps is an essential companion to the graces, and disgraces, of ageing.
Bill Richardson is a writer and broadcaster. His books
include Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast, which won the Stephen
Leacock Medal for Humour, and After Hamelin, a novel for children,
which won the Silver Birch Award. For CBC Radio, he hosted
Richardson's Roundup and Bunny Watson. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.,
and Holmfield, Manitoba.
Roxanna Bikadoroff is an award-winning Canadian artist whose
illustrations have been published internationally for more than 25
years. Her work has been published (and shown) in Canada, the
United States, Japan, England, Ireland, Europe, Romania, Brazil,
Israel, and China. Her illustrations have appeared in hundreds of
magazines and newspapers, including The New Yorker and The Walrus
magazine and on numerous book covers. She works in a variety of
mediums, has won numerous awards, and has served twice as a judge
for the National Magazine Awards. She was born in Montreal and
currently lives in Vancouver.
These poems are brilliant. They gleam with Bill Richardson's wit
and deep humanity. It’s a collection of silly verse, profound
insights, and deeply moving passages that will make you smile.
This book is not a confection, it is a feast! Hilarious
and shockingly human.
*Louise Penny, author of The Long Way Home*
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