Letter from the Governor

Recently Cathy Helowicz, author of On Grandpop's Lap, presented a copy to Maryland State Governor Robert Ehrlich. Cathy felt the governor's children may enjoy a copy. Click here (PDF) to view the governors reponse.

Dad's storytelling inspired
woman to write book

It took a few decades, but Cathy Helowicz finally took the advice her father had been dishing out since she was a kid: Keep your mind occupied.

— Palm Beach Post, 2005

The illustrations are simple but evocative with definite kid appeal....The love between Zachary and his grandfather is beautifully developed...this is a touching and poignant story.
— Writers Digest, 2005