Becoming a father is not hard, but being a father is quite another matter. These well-known and often-quoted lines by Wilhelm Busch also apply to grandfathers, as shown by the six stories collected in this little book, chronicling a grandfather's experiences during the first six years of his granddaughter's life, one for each year: The Red Elephant: The unusual way the grandparents acquire a stuffed animal for the birth of their granddaughter Emma. The Sandbox: The challenges the grandfather faces in obtaining and filling a sandbox for Emma's first birthday. The Wedding: How Emma, at just over three years old, behaves in a way that is anything but age-appropriate at her parents' wedding, but in doing so, helps her grandfather out of a tight spot. The Gingerbread House: The difficulties the grandfather encounters when he tries to make Emma a gingerbread house for her fourth Christmas, just like he used to do.