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Cassie is a little older now and Jack - John Jacob after his grandfather and father - is toddling not far behind. She describes her own thoughts on marriage and growing up, as well as the special relationship young Jack has with Grandfather as the family prepares for Anna's wedding and visiting family.

This bittersweet book is a fitting end to the series that began with Sarah, Plain and Tall. Anna and Caleb are all grown up, and Cassie and Jack meet the aunts and William for the first time. The event I kept expecting to happen didn't until the final pages. A lovely family story that I found as charming as Sarah, Plain and Tall and Skylark. ( )

Sweet! This has the flavor of an older book, though it isn't that old. This series is delightful. Touching ending to this one. ( )

Cassie is still narrating, Jack is a toddler, Anna is getting married, and Grandfather is getting very old. The aunts and William come for the wedding and stay for some time. The family also gets a car.
A good, quick read for young people. ( )

GRANDFATHER'S DANCE concludes the five-book story of the Witting family. Fourth-grader Cassie Witting continues to write the family journal; this novel is narrated from her point of view. Caleb is away at school. Wedding preparations have begun for Anna and Justin. Grandfather, a beloved family member, spends much of his time with baby Jack, his special pal. Sarah's aunts and brother are coming from Maine to assist with wedding plans. This novel presents moments of great joy with a bittersweet conclusion. Author Patricia MacLachlan states, "It is bittersweet for me to end my writing relationship with them (the Witting family) and all the extended family in the book GRANDFATHER'S DANCE. The "real" Sarah was my step-great-great grandmother, though I never knew many things about her. And the grandfather is modeled after my own father..." ( )