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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
"From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"--
Elsa is seven years old; her grandmother is seventy-seven years old. She is Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Struggling to understand why his beloved grandfather left his family to die alone in a field hospital far from home, a young doctor in a war-torn Balkan country takes over her grandfather's search for a mythical ageless vagabond while referring to a worncopy of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little girl loves going to her Nanna and Poppy's house because their kitchen window is a magical portal to a world of discovery and imagination, in a delightful story that celebrates childhood and the love of family.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
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, grandmothers need to attend to building a strong relationship with...
7) Old dog
Author
Publisher
Andersen
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Young Pups don't want to visit Grandpa, thinking he is boring and only wants to talk about the olden days. They change their minds when he shows them that he still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Camp Grandma reveals how a successful businesswoman merged her working career with her role as grandmother--and offers grandparents fun and creative ideas for enriching their relationships with their grandchildren while teaching the children valuable life skills that will help them grow strong and think critically. Readers will be introduced to a compelling, sometimes humorous, and totally unexpected twist on a role people often take for granted--as...
9) Penny love
Author
Publisher
WinePress Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 19 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pennies provide a means of keeping a grandmother and her granddaughter connected over the years.
10) Grandpa loves me
Author
Publisher
Marianne Richmond Studios
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the different ways grandfathers can love their grandchildren. On board pages.
Describes the different ways grandfathers can love their grandchildren.
Author
Publisher
Abbeville Kids
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young girl who lives with her grandparents experiences warmth, love, and closeness, even when she wonders why her parents are not raising her.
13) The grandpa book
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the different ways grandfathers show their grandchildren love, from putting extra marshmallows in hot chocolate to sending cards and telling stories.
Author
Publisher
Hardie Grant Egmont
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a little boy goes to play with his grandpa, he knows there are adventures in store. Will they build a racing car, or battle a scary dragon, or float away in a hot-air balloon?"--Cover.
18) Granny and Bean
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A loving grandmother and her grandchild enjoy an adventure by the sea and stop to have tea.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meg is relaxing in the hammock, taste-testing Michael's latest batch of Arnold Palmers and watching the hummingbirds at their feeders when her hopes for a relaxing early summer morning are dashed. First her father recruits her to help him install a new batch of bees in the hive in her backyard. Then Mayor Shiffley recruits her to placate the NIMBYs (Not in my backyard), as she calls them - a group of newcomers to Caerphilly who have built McMansions...
20) Loved and missed
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When your beloved daughter is lost in the fog of addiction and you make off with her baby in order to save the day, can willpower and a daring creative zeal carry you through? Examining the limits, disappointments and excesses of love in all its forms, this marvellously absorbing novel, full of insight and compassion, delights as much as it disturbs"--
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