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21) One frozen lake
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Grandpa introduces grandchild to the art of ice fishing--sharing a cozy ice shack, sorting colorful tackle, and finding ways to pass the time. But where are the fish? Will they ever catch a fish?"--
24) Grandpa Green
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
25) Papa Jethro
Author
Series
Publisher
Kar-Ben Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When Rachel asks her Grandpa Nick why he is Christian when she is Jewish, he relates the biblical story of Jethro and his grandson Gershom, who loved one another very much despite their different religious beliefs.
26) Drawn together
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Old Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count a while ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native ('with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in'), he's the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska. When his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa...
30) The best winds
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Young Junho does not like to listen to the boring childhood stories that his grandfather tells, but as the two build a kite together, Jinho sees the old man in a new light.
33) The turnover
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--
35) Poppy's house
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In a picture book as cozy as wool socks and as sweeping as a lighthouse beam, a little girl takes a ferry to an island to spend time with her Poppy. After fresh-baked bread for breakfast, the two tidy up, garden, and set out to explore together. They pass docks and green hills specked with puffins, counting their favorite things along the way: masts, animal tracks, silvery waves. At the end of each day, they snuggle on Poppy’s worn velvet armchair...
36) Dirty grandpa
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Unrated version.
Language
English
Description
Jason Kelly, an uptight lawyer headed down the wrong path, is tricked by his rambunctious grandpa, Dick, into taking an outrageous road trip. While his methods may be unconventional, Dick is determined to teach him how to live life on his own terms.
37) The runaways
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First English-language edition.
Language
English
Description
When Grandpa ends up miserable in the hospital, Gottfried Junior makes a plan to help him get to the island where he lived with Grandma one last time.
38) Scroll
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After learning how to draw Chinese characters, Lulu and her dog Dumpling step into a magical world where the characters come to life.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Curious and energetic Mei Mei attempts some t'ai chi forms as her grandfather demonstrates them, then tries to teach him basic yoga poses. Includes introductions to t'ai chi and yoga, as well as instructions for the exercises described in the text.
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