This is a seemingly sad picture book: at the beginning of the story, grandpa's partner died. In the first picture, the old man is sitting alone on the sofa with his chin propped up. The chair opposite him is empty, with a flower cushion and headrest, a basket of unfinished wool at the foot of the chair, and withered flowers on the cabinet. Everything seems to stay at the moment when grandma is still there, but everything is gloomy.

Grandpa can't get used to a person's life, who can? The milk bottle next to him fell to one side and the bread was thrown on the ground. Perhaps he misses the feeling of being with grandma, and he is going to make a pot of meatball soup that grandma once cooked. Singing while cooking meatball soup.

The water is boiling and gurgling. Meatballs, knead into meatballs. Plop! Finally, add a little salt, cream and pepper ... "

The smell of meatballs attracted a group of special tourists again and again-three mice, a cat, a dog and nine children, which revived the old man who lost his blood. Grandpa's meatball soup is finally as delicious as grandma's.

Repeated narration and increasing details make Grandpa's meatball soup not only full of rhythm, but also make the emotions contained in it gradually climb until sublimation.

When I opened the picture book, I thought it was a sad story. Turn to the last page only to find that it is a warm, happy and sunny story! Grandpa is happy again in giving and sharing, just like grandma has been there. The color of grandpa's house is different before and after the picture book. This is the power of picture books, in order to give people more intuitive experience and shock.

Such picture books are suitable for children and young children of all ages. We can feel the change of mood through pictures, and can also be guided by cognition such as counting. Older children will experience parting, sadness, giving, love and sharing. ...