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4) Thunder cake
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
5) The raft
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
7) The witches
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When recently divorced Katie Ellis and her rescue dog Bark move back in with Katie's grandmother in Florida, she becomes swept up in a reunion of her grandmother's troupe of underwater performers-finding hope and renewal in unexpected places, in this sweet novel perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins and Claire Cook.
Aspiring costume designer Katie gave up everything in her divorce to gain custody of her fearful, faithful rescue dog, Barkimedes. While...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Ava Granados arrives too late to for her grandmother's deathbed blessing, then Nana appears as a ghost asking for help so Ava, with the help of her two older sisters and bumbling spiritual guide, Medardus, must befriend the mysterious boy who received theblessing the night of the storm.
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed., [Bilingual ed.].
Language
English
Description
In this illustrated story told in both English and Spanish, a grandmother puts her grandchildren to bed by telling them all the animals outside are sleeping.
En esta historia ilustrada contada en inglés y en español, una abuela acuesta a sus nietos por decirles que todos los animalitos también se están durmiendo.
12) Visiting day
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border, believing her neighbors that they pose no real threat, and dreams instead of the date Tomasz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by little, injustice by brutal injustice, the Nazi occupation takes hold, and Alina's tiny rural village, its...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisiaon de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Primera ediciaon.
Language
Español
Description
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
15) A gift for Nana
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A little rabbit is on the hunt for the perfect gift for his grandmother"--
18) Wanda's monster
Author
Publisher
A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
When Wanda fears that she has a monster in her closet, she takes her grandmother's advice and begins to look at things from the monster's point of view.
19) Ebb and flow
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After "rotten bad year" on the mainland, eleven-year-old Jett returns to Newfoundland to spend the summer with his sprightly Grandma Jo (whose hair is dyed cotton candy blue to match her house), bringing along a shameful secret involving the betrayal of a friend. As summer unfolds, Grandma Jo nurtures in Jett his sense of caring for others while giving him space to breathe. Jett finds himself examining memories of his past like bits of sea glass-arranging...
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 4
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Visiting Vietnam for the first time, the Nguyen kids stay in their Grandma Nội’s childhood home where they feel something isn't quite right when the ancestors' room won't open and they can't connect with Grandma Nội using their gifts.
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