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Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz SL
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A beautiful hymn to nature featuring haikus, set in a quiet corner of Japan. An old lady and her granddaughter enjoy strolling through the countryside in the middle of summer. The grandmother explains to the little girl all about the wonderful world of bees, and why these beautiful insects are so important for life on our planet. Years later, the granddaughter returns with her son to the place where her grandmother's house once stood, and thanks...
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Farah loves mangos! Every summer she loves to pick the ripe fruit from her grandpa's mango tree. This year the tree is empty! So Farah decides she will make the tree grow her favourite fruit. But will she learn there is more to a mango tree than just the fruit it bears?"--
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"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. Then, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner,...
Author
Publisher
Yeehoo Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A rumination on our ability to recognize our interconnectedness with all people, that in order to eat a single meal, it takes the whole world to make it. There's something special bubbling in Nanni's big metal pot. And it smells delicious! What ingredients might be inside? When Nanni lifts the lid on her soup, she reveals the whole world inside: from the seeds that grew into vegetables, to the gardeners who lovingly tended to the plants, to the sun,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter: her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call 'journalism.' As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A holiday tale set in the snow-covered town of Cobbleton ... follows eccentric toymaker Jeronicus Jangle whose fanciful inventions burst with whimsy and wonder. But when a betrayal by a former protégé leaves Jeronicus withdrawn and down on his luck, it's up to his bright and adventurous granddaughter, Journey--and a singularly magical invention--to save the day"--
Author
Series
Cranberry volume 1
Publisher
Purple House Press
Pub. Date
[2012], ©1999
Language
English
Description
Maggie and her grandmother each invite a guest to their Thanksgiving feast, featuring Grandmother's own cranberry bread, made from a secret recipe.
Author
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of family, culture, and the enduring bond between generations. Sadie's grandmother is studying art and invites Sadie to learn and share her passion. But Sadie's grandmother passes on more than her love of art to her grandchild; she also shares her knowledge of Jewish cultural traditions. Sadie learns about the meaning of "chai"--the Hebrew word for life--and the significance of the lucky number eighteen. Her grandmother will soon graduate...
Author
Series
Cranberry volume 4
Publisher
Purple House Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Whiskers faces a gloomy Christmas until Maggie and her grandmother help him straighten out his house and find the deed to the nearby pond.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Granny Dee lives in Harlem, and every Saturday she takes three trains, and a bus to spend the day with her granddaughter -- but when her health starts to fail, it is her granddaughter who comes to visit her, while life lasts.
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