Synopses & Reviews
In this unique collection, twelve of today's most acclaimed children's book authors take us on a journey to the grandmothers' houses of their memories. Some of the stories are sweetly nostalgic. Others are heartbreaking stories of difficult, or even absent, grandmothers. But each celebrates the sometimes warm, sometimes tense, always special relationship between grandmothers and their granddaughters.
A tribute to the women who shape our families and our lives, these are stories to read, to share, and to treasure.
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“A fine collection that will encourage teens to reflect on their own families.” Booklist
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“Readers will be inspired to recall memories of their own grandmothers.” Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
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“Alternately delightful and disturbing, these glimpses are powerful in the aggregate.” BookPage
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“A topic that transcends race, ethnicity, and culture. Share it with women of all ages.” Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Twelve noted authors, including Beverly Cleary, Gail Carson Levine, and Diane Stanley, share memories of their own grandmothers--some sweetly nostalgic, others heartbreaking--that speak to the special relationship between a grandmother and a granddaughter. Illustrations.
About the Author
Bonnie Christensen is a fine artist and printmaker who teaches at St. Michael's College in Vermont. She has illustrated
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck for the Folio Society in London and ten books for children, including
Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.
Bonnie Christensen is a fine artist and printmaker who teaches at St. Michael's College in Vermont. She has illustrated The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck for the Folio Society in London and ten books for children, including Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.
Table of Contents
The naked truth / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Rhizomes / by Minfong Ho -- The grannies / by Pat Cummings -- The doctor's daughter / by Diane Stanley -- Grandma and her needle / by Beverly Cleary -- A visit to Grandma's / by Gail Carson Levine -- And then another locust came and took away another grain of corn / by Jean Craighead George -- Granny was a gambler / by Beverley Naidoo -- Fairy grandmother / by Bonnie Christensen -- To my Nai Nai / by Ji-li Jiang -- The best parts / by Joan Abelove -- My Abuelita, my paradise / by Alma Flor Ada.