Grumpy Grandpa by Heather Henson Illustrated by Ross MacDonald

This little boy is really funny (but understandable) about his fear of his gruff grandfather. He draws pictures about it, the whole book is about examples of his grandfather's grumpiness from the boy's point of view, and in the end, a resolve is made between the boy and his grandfather. It's a cute book about personality discovery and behavior modification for old and stubborn (and grouchy) old men (which is all too common....) My own grandfather was gruff and grouchy with a heart of gold, but a crude demeanor.

Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.