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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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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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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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REY

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."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018

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Quan, Betty

Summary: "Grandmother lives with Grace's family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Suddenly, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2018

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Reid, C. L.

Summary: Emma and her brother are staying at their grandmother's house for a full week; she has packed her favorite stuffed toy and the recharger for her cochlear implant, but she is a little worried about feeling homesick--but with her grandmother keeping her busy, and the help of a new deaf friend named Nick, the week flies by. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

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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Bingham, Winsome

Summary: As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BIN

James, Helen Foster

Summary: When Nana and her little bunny finish up a day of fun, they settle in for bedtime.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JAM

Wen, Lenny

Summary: Lintang is determined to embrace the spice of sambal in order to connect with her Indonesian grandmother and heritage.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEN

Kemp, Laekan Zea

Summary: Corina's Abuela helps her select flowers that mean something to Corina from the garden for her Mexican flower crown that she will wear on her birthday, and explains the symbolic meaning of a birthday crown.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEM

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KEM

Peyton, Bobbie

Summary: Jojo's grandmother Lola invites him to join her in the rhythmic tinikling dance, and though he initially stumbles, Jojo finds his footing and joyfully embraces his American and Filipino heritages.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PEY

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Wld Cult Peyton

Eggers, Dave

Summary: When Grandma comes to visit, and his parents leave them alone, the boy's grandmother encourages him to imitate a jaguar, until completely transformed they venture out into the night, exploring the world from a new perspective, and with a new freedom--until it is difficult to distinguish imagination from reality.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EGG

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EGG

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

Griffin, Molly Beth

Summary: Lily is moving into her grandmother's farm in Iowa, and she is sad about all the changes necessary in her life--but on the long drive her grandmother challenges her to find ten beautiful things that they can share together.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021

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Younge, Lesley

Summary: Allen, known as A-Train because he is the fastest kid around, races through the city towards the one thing that will get him to slow down.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOU

Darraj, Susan Muaddi

Summary: Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, and does not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DAR

Hill, Eric

Summary: Spot and Grandma have been on a day trip, and now it's time to take the train home. What will they see on the journey? This delightful story featuring the much-loved Spot is a perfect introduction to new experiences like riding the train.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Frederick Warne, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021

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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

Forman, Ruth

Summary: Just as the sun loves the day and the moon loves the waves, a grandmother shows how her family's love is natural and connected to the world around them.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024

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Cao, Wenxuan

Summary: Ah Mei has always been close to her French grandmother, Nainai, and is proud to look like her. But in their home city of Shanghai, many people are suspicious of their European heritage and looks. Politics and war make 1960s Shanghai a difficult place to grow up, especially when the family silk business is given over to the government and they are left with their beloved home and little else. Ah...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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

Straub, Emma

Summary: A girl and her eccentric grandmother spend a day being silly together.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STR

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GIL

Katcher, Brian

Summary: Too shy to look for a prom date, Deacon decides to ask his grandmother to the event, and when a video of their dancing goes viral, he finds his life taking an unforgettable turn.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Katcher 2017

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