But the stores either don't have gray cardigans, the cardigans are too uncomfortable or they are too expensive. Grandpa then decides to look for a new cardigan in town asking in stores for a comfortable gray cardigan that isn't too expensive. Grandma repairs the cardigan, but suggests that Grandpa went and found a new one, because she would be glad to never see the old cardigan again. The sequel sees Grandma sell Grandpa's cardigan because it had equivalent problems to his old slippers. The book came out nearly half a decade later than Grandpa's Slippers and although Grandpa's Slippers would be considered the quintessential book of the series, I personally prefer Grandpa's Cardigan. I've never forgotten the time that my uncle read the book to me and it's probably my favorite childhood memory that I would associate with him - almost.
But I also knew that they had Grandpa's Cardigan. For example, it was near a beach and there were some cool toys to play with. I always enjoyed going to my cousin's house for many reasons. While I didn't know of the book's awards at the time, I somehow knew, even at such a young age, that it was a local classic. There was a copy of this book at my house, at my school and at my cousin's house. I'm not surprised by this because it was a book that I would want to read again and again as well as look at the pictures. The book was a finalist for the Aim New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year Award 1990 and won the 1999 Gaelyn Gordon Award for proving to be a favorite amonst children.
Eventually, Grandpa tries on his new slippers and is glad to wear them, only to be told by Grandma that he needs a new cardigan. Over this week, Grandma repeatedly tries to convince Grandpa to wear the new slippers that she purchased for him by attempting to give his old slippers away and trying to hide them amongst other things. The story is of a grandfather who's slippers are falling to bits and over the course of a week, the stitching comes undone until eventually they fall to bits in Grandpa's hands. Grandpa's Slippers is the first book of the Grandpa's series and was first published in 1989. I'm not sure how well known her publications are overseas, if at all, but many of her books have been published by Scholastic Corporation which operates worldwide. The books are by Joy Watson, a New Zealand author. Two great examples of such pop culture would be two books that have been a big part of New Zealand childhoods - Grandpa's Slippers and Grandpa's Cardigan.
Recently, I decided to start a big project and that was to compile collections of New Zealand pop culture and archive them for historical purposes.
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