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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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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

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

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

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

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

De Regil, Tania

Summary: En una primera visita sin sus papás a la casa de su abuela en las afueras de la Ciudad de México, una niña descubre lo que hace que la abuela tan especial.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH DE

Mancillas, Mónica

Summary: Mariana is visiting her abuelita and extended family in Mexico for the first time. Her tummy does a flip as she and Mami cross the frontera. There are all new sights, smells, and sounds. And at Abuelita's house, Mariana is overwhelmed by new faces and Spanish phrases she doesn't understand. But with a story, some kindness, and a few new words from Abuelita, Mariana discovers that the love of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MAN

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...

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

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

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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.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022

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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.

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

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McQuinn, Anna

Summary: When Lola's Nana-Bibi comes to visit, they have a whole week of adventures.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCQ

Mook-Sang, Jennifer

Summary: "When grandma moves in, a precocious child shares her tips for making her feel at home in this funny picture book, for fans of How to Babysit a Grandma."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOO

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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Gomi, Tarō

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Summary: Yumi and her grandmother really want to see each other, but when they both set out from their homes at the same time they keep missing each other.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018

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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

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KEM

Scott, Jordan

Summary: A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCO

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

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

Cepeda, Joe

Summary: A boy rides a pogo stick to a visit with Grandma.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CEP

Clinton, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLI

Berger, 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,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8745 BER

Cohen, Rhonda

Summary: "This year for Passover, Matilda's grandmother invites her to help make the matzah ball soup! Matilda has always loved watching Bubbe make the soup. Now she wants to try out some of her own ideas. Adding lemon and dill to the matzah balls seems like a great idea. But making one GIANT matzah ball is a giant mistake. Yet Bubbe is encouraging. "The best part of experimenting is you can always try...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COH

Luby, Brittany

Summary: "In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings. We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUB

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