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Books at Bedtime: Books about grandparents
Following on from Charlotte’s post the other day, I thought I would put together a list of a few of the books my family loves, which focus on that special bond between grandchildren and their...
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Books at Bedtime: Let’s bring our ancestors alive for El Día de los Muertos
There are some wonderfully vibrant picture books around which both add a zing to El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) festivities taking place today in Mexico, and give children everywhere the...
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Calling all readers to share stories about their grandparents
In honor of the release of its latest children’s book, Our Grandparents: A Global Album, The Global Fund for Children invites everyone to submit an endearing, funny, or memorable story about their...
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Week-end Book Review: I Call My Grandma Nana and I Call My Grandpa Papa by...
Ashley Wolff, I Call My Grandma Nana I Call My Grandpa Papa Tricycle Press, 2009. Ages 4 and up The grandparent/grandchild relationship is universally special. While grandparents play specific roles in...
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Week-end Book Review: Our Corner Grocery Store by Joanne Schwartz,...
Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Laura Beingessner, Our Corner Grocery Store Tundra Books, 2009. Ages 5-8 In Our Corner Grocery Store, Joanne Schwartz’s tribute to neighborhood and family, a little girl...
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Week-end Book Review: My Abuelita by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Yuyi...
Tony Johnston, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, photographed by Tim O’Meara, My Abuelita Harcourt Children’s Books, 2009. Ages 5-8 “I live with my grandma. And she lives with me. I call her Abuelita.” So...
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Week-end Book Review: Grand by Marla Stewart Konrad
Marla Stewart Konrad, Grand Tundra Books, 2010. Age: 4-8 Grand is one of a series of photograph illustrated picture books designed for very young children published by Tundra Books in conjunction with...
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Week-end Book Review: Our Grandparents: A Global Album by Maya Ajmera, Sheila...
Maya Ajmera, Sheila Kinkade, Cynthia Pon; Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Our Grandparents: A Global Album The Global Fund for Children/Charlesbridge Publishing, 2010. Ages 5-8 Yeye. Babushka....
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Books at Bedtime: Tales heard at Grandmother’s knee (1)
There is something special about grandparents sharing stories with their grandchildren, especially when those stories come from their own lives (though young children can be disconcerting in their...
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Week-end Book Review: My Grandfather, Aajoba by Taruja Parande
Taruja Parande, My Grandfather, Aajoba Tulika, 2010. Ages 5-8 A granddaughter’s tribute to her beloved grandfather, My Grandfather, Aajoba invites young readers to share in the very special bond...
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