From a NY Times review in 1961: Once again Helen Buckley has written a story of family love and warmth. As in her first book, “Grandfather and I,” she has chosen those people and those moods which are real and meaningful to children — the pleasures of grandmother's lap, for instance. Mother's lap is good when you have your hair combed, and it's fun to sit in daddy's lap to play cowboy or do tricks. It's pleasant to sit in grandfather's lap when you rest in the park. When you want to be quiet and just think, however, grandmother's lap is a very special place as she rocks you back and forth in her big rocking chair “and her shoes make a soft sound on the floor.” There are many times when grandmother's lap is the right place to be.
