Yolen, Jane
Summary: Nineteen poems about grandmothers from around the world. This sweet collection features grandmas who dream and those that sing crying babies to sleep; nanas who hold hands crossing the street and some who learn hopscotch; nanas who color with you and some who go to zoos; and other nanas spending precious time with their precious little ones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moonshower, an imprint of Bushel & Peck Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 YOLJavaherbin, Mina
Summary: "While Mina is growing up in Iran, the center of her world is her grandmother. Whether visiting friends next door, going to the mosque for midnight prayers during Ramadan, or taking an imaginary trip around the planets, Mina and her grandma are never far apart. At once deeply personal and utterly universal, Mina Javaherbin's words make up a love letter of the rarest sort: the kind that shares a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAVMacDonald, Margaret Read
Summary: When Little Boy is frightened by a squeaky bedroom door, his grandmother brings in various animals to help him feel secure enough to sleep. Includes notes on the story's origins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACChouhan, Anu
Summary: Meenu discovers the magic in her culture's tradition of hair oiling, and the bond she shares with her mother and grandmother. Includes Meenu's magic hair day tips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHOPhelps, Bonnie
Summary: A girl enjoys story time with her grandmother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Powerkids Press 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN PHEBerger, Kathleen Stassen
Summary: Here, Kathleen Berger explores the role of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren. She uses real life examples to illustrate how grandmothers can best integrate themselves into the lives of their children's families without overstepping. She explores the particular needs of each stage of childhood as they relate to grandmother involvement and input. Before a child is born,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8745 BERSchultz, Joey
Summary: In 2017 photographer Joey Schultz was asked a question - "What would be the most powerful photograph that you could take?" His answer was images of his grandmothers. That was the spark that lit the fire on the idea of photographing grandmothers all over the country and how powerful a collection that would be. He brought this idea to fellow photographer John Hanson over breakfast one day in Los...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ProSeed Books 2021
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.24 SCHClinton, Hillary Rodham
Summary: The authors share personal revelations on how gardening with Grandma Dorothy shapes and nurtures a love and respect for nature, beauty, and a general philosophy for life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLIGilbert, Frances
Summary: "Aren't grandmas the best? The star of I Love Pink! and I Love My Tutu! has so much fun with her grandma! Together, they bike and play games, they read and have tea parties . . . and dance parties! And, guess what? Her grandma even had a grandma once! And they liked to do a lot of the same things together, too."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GILGalimberti, Gabriele.
Summary: Each 4-page entry includes a portrait of the cook posing with the ingredients for her dish in her kitchen or dining room, a close-up of the finished cuisine, a brief story about the cook and her family, and the recipe for the dish. The dishes range from caterpillars in tomato sauce or iguana with rice and beans to shark in coconut soup or Schweinebraten mit Spätzle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 GALGonzález, Rigoberto
Summary: Standing over two graves, Rigoberto González studies the names “Ramon” and “María” under the family name “González.” “She was María Carrillo, not María González,” he thinks. His grandmother is missing. So begins González’s memoir, a journey to recover a more complete picture of his grandmother, who raised him following his mother’s death. González travels to his abuela’s birthplace, Michoacán,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Wisconsin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GONOgle, Rex
Summary: "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 920 OGLThakur, Sophia
Summary: Presents a collection of poems by performance poet Sophia Thakur in which she explores what it means to be a woman in today's society through topics such as identity, relationships, self-love, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 821.92 THASummary: "In Eye of my heart, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode myths and stereotypes and tell the whole crazy, complicated truth about being a grandmother in today's world"--Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 EYECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: 306.874 GRAGoldsack, Gaby
Summary: A boy tells about the qualities that make his grandmother great in his eyes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Sparks Book 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GoldsHolczer, Tracy.
Summary: "After 12-year-old Grace's mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she's never met. Then she discovers clues in a mysterious treasure hunt--one that will help her find her true home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HOLHubery, Julia
Summary: Bubble and his little brother Squeak are visiting Grandma for Christmas, but when they are worried Santa won't be able to find them on Christmas, it is up to Grandma to save their holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2014
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE HUBJardine, Quintin.
Summary: With his childhood sweetheart, Grace, by his side, and a burgeoning career as a brilliant journalist, Xavier has everything to live for. Yet, despite his passion for uncovering the truth, Xavi's own world is steeped in lies. As his life, his love, and his work become increasingly entwined, Xavi is immersed in a story of tragedy, loss and betrayal, in search of a truth that may ultimately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Headline 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JARMcCully, Emily Arnold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 0000
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCCPiumini, Roberto.
Summary: On a bright, summer day, Little Red Riding Hood journeys alone through the forest. Along the way, she meets a wolf who seems quite friendly. As they walk and talk, Little Red tells the wolf that she's on her way to visit her grandmother. Suddenly, the wolf's eyes light up with excitement, and he asks Little Red how to get to Grandma's house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PIUQuindlen, Anna
Summary: "Before mommy blogs were even invented, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of motherhood in her nationally syndicated column. Now she's taking the next step and going full Nana in the pages of this lively and moving book about her grandchildren, her children, and her new and remarkable role"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUIHoracek, Petr.
Summary: A family drives their noisy car to Grandma's house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2008
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Summary: As the holiday season begins, Laurel McCullough could use some good news. She and her husband, Zach, have been praying for a baby that seems more and more like an impossible dream, and they've had to move in with her beloved grandmother, Helen, who's having trouble taking care of herself. But when Laurel contacts a local home care organization for help, there are no caregivers available. Then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2019