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Smallman, Steve

Summary: Told not to talk to strangers on her way to Grandma's, Little Red Riding Hood ignores a wolf and decides to talk to a friendly rabbit instead, but she soon learns that looks can be deceiving.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: QEB Publishing, Inc. 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMA

Sriram, Meera

Summary: "Asha travels with her parents from America to India to mourn her grandmother's passing. Asha's grief and anger are compounded by the empty yellow suitcase usually reserved for gifts to and from Grandma. What memories will Asha's yellow suitcase hold now that grandmother is gone?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penny Candy Books 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SRI

Genhart, Michael

Summary: It's time to prepare for the school Spanish spelling bee, and Manolo is determined to take home the grand prize. Naturally, he turns to his loving abuela for help and together they spell the words: H-e-r-m-o-s-o. Beautiful. O-r-g-u-l-l-o-s-o. Proud. F-u-e-r-t-e. Strong. While they practice, Abuela shares stories of when she was a little girl. Back then, students were not permitted to speak...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023

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Teerdhala, Swati

Summary: "When her grandmother gifts her a jasmine flower, Deepa Josyula wishes for her dream boyfriend, which sets in motion a chain of events that makes her question what her heart truly wants-- the perfect boy brought by magic or the uncertainty of the boy next door"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC TEE

Reynoso-Morris, Alyssa

Summary: "A young girl learns the cultural significance of plantains while cooking alongside her abuela"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REY

Cho, Tina

Summary: Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother's strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023

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Robertson, David

Summary: "When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROB

Mora, Julissa

Summary: Family members head into the kitchen to help Abuelita bake a tres leches cake for Papi's birthday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023

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Greenlaw, Suzanne

Summary: "In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRE

De Regil, Tania

Summary: At Grandma's house, where Julia is staying without her parents for the first time, the breeze is sweet like jasmine. Mornings begin with sugared bread, and the most magnificent hot chocolate cures all homesickness. There's something about this place and about Grandma. Like how she can tell when Julia has been quietly picking limes from the garden. Or that she can see the future--and knows when...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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Kamalyan, Astrid

Summary: "Little Tato sneaks a few cherry plums before racing off to help Bábo--her grandmother--with a favorite chore. Each year Tato looks forward to washing the family rugs. With bubbles and suds floating like clouds and snowflakes, Tato and her siblings help Bábo scrub the rugs clean. With lively text and vivid illustrations, Astrid Kamalyan brings her charming childhood memories to life by inviting...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023

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Polacco, Patricia

Summary: Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1990

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POL

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POL

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POL

Hunt, Dallas

Summary: "As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUN

Tan, Susan

Summary: Lucy's grandmother Poh Poh and her poodle Fluffy arrive for a visit, and Fluffy immediately begins building a doomsday machine that will hypnotize humans and turn them into agents of chaos--can Ember work with the other neighborhood pets to outsmart this evil genius?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE TAN

Más Davidson, Rachel

Summary: Rosie and her grandmother find a way to communicate despite speaking different languages.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE MAS

Mass, Wendy

Summary: Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MAS

Gómez, Blanca

Summary: A little girl and her abuela tend to an injured bird they find in the snow, allowing it to fly around the living room until it is ready to be released.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021

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Hernández Bergstrom, Adriana

Summary: Anita helps her grandmother make flan for her grandfather's birthday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022

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Levis, Caron

Summary: Gabby convinces Granny to leave Sleepytown and stay up all night in a new place, but before long, a contagious yawn takes control.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEV

González, Xelena

Summary: Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022

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DiCamillo, Kate

Summary: Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time Granny intends for them never to return.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DIC

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DIC

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC DIC

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION DIC

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DIC

Lawrence, Patrice

Summary: Ava is asked to dress up as an inspirational figure for her school assembly, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous familiar figures such as Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, and Rosa Parks, and tells Ava all about their fascinating histories, but Ava's classmates have already claimed them--and she must choose someone else. But who? When Ava finds a mysterious old suitcase and Granny...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAW

French, Vivian.

Summary: While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in helping plants grow.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2010

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FRE

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction French 2010

Gilbert, 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.

Format: text

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 GIL

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