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Juster, Norton

Summary: Looking through the kitchen window, a little girl and her doting grandparents watch stars, play games, and, most importantly, say hello and goodbye.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children 2005

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Caldecott Juster 2005

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC JUS

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JUS

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JUS

Meddour, Wendy

Summary: Henry loves talking with Grandpa, but Grandpa has stopped listening. Mom says to just give him time. But Henry wants to talk to Grandpa now. So Henry tries his favorite game--Top Threes. And something amazing happens.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019

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Willis, Jeanne

Summary: A girl who is always outshone by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WIL

Mackall, Dandi Daley

Summary: After being dropped off at her grandmother's house, a young girl and her grandmother spend the evening dancing to rock and roll music.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAC

Reidy, Jean

Summary: "Celebrates the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Reidy

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE REI

Bontigao, Lynnor

Summary: "Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she won't get to spend the rest of the summer with her lola -- until she...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BON

Chandler, Matt

Summary: Twelve-year-old Ella loves visiting her grandparents in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina every summer, and this year her grandfather announces they are going catfish noodling--but Ella is unsure about catching a fish with her bare hands.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CHA

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CHA

Heikkilä, Cecilia

Summary: Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEI

Sateren, Shelley Swanson

Summary: Tabitha Catarina's world revolves around cats, and there are certainly plenty of them at Tabby Towers, her grandparents' cat hotel, but she would really like to have her Himalayan cat, Bootsie, with her too--trouble is that Bootsie proves to be unexpectedly and implacably hostile to the other cats.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018

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Sateren, Shelley Swanson

Summary: Tabitha Catarina is staying at her grandparents' farm/cat hotel for the summer, and she is thrilled when the owner of Queen Lizzie's Pizza Palace brings Queen Lizzie, a Sphynx cat, to Tabby Towers to stay because Lizzie keeps jumping up on the counter too close to the food--but her owner is sad, so Tabitha sets out to research this bad behavior and come up with a solution that will allow Lizzie...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone Imprint 2018

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE SAT

Cao, Wenxuan

Summary: Ah Mei has always been close to her French grandmother, Nainai, and is proud to look like her. But in their home city of Shanghai, many people are suspicious of their European heritage and looks. Politics and war make 1960s Shanghai a difficult place to grow up, especially when the family silk business is given over to the government and they are left with their beloved home and little else. Ah...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CAO

Lyons, Kelly Starling

Summary: A little girl, baking bread with her grandmother, becomes transported by the tales her grandmother's hands tell -- those that spring from the rose-painted nails, a flower-banded wedding ring, and the way her fingers move and glide. These hands have many tales to tell. But only if you listen.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LYO

Morgan, Angie

Summary: Small Stanley wants to be brave, so he takes his Grandfather's advice and writes down everything that scares him, but when he loses the list he forgets what he is afraid of.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books, USA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOR

Dabarera, Dinalie

Summary: "Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her seeya, are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease each other when they're messy, and read to each other, even though they might not...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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Hunt, Dallas

Summary: "As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUN

Krans, Angela Pham

Summary: When Felix's grandmother comes from Vietnam to stay with his family in the United States, Felix realizes that he can help Grandma by teaching her English.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRA

Cooper, Desiree

Summary: "Six-year-old Jax can't wait to leave Detroit and spend a week with his grandparents in coastal Virginia, where he's sure he'll be spoiled with the kinds of special things he enjoys at home: toys, movies, and hamburgers. As he dreams of the adventures he'll have, his PopPop has other ideas. He fills their days with timeless summer fun-crabbing, shucking corn, and counting fireflies. Illustrated...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COO

Reid, C. L.

Summary: Emma and her grandmother bake a special birthday meal for Emma's father.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

De Regil, Tania

Summary: At Grandma's house, where Julia is staying without her parents for the first time, the breeze is sweet like jasmine. Mornings begin with sugared bread, and the most magnificent hot chocolate cures all homesickness. There's something about this place and about Grandma. Like how she can tell when Julia has been quietly picking limes from the garden. Or that she can see the future--and knows when...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE R

LaRocca, Rajani

Summary: When his grandfather, who makes masala chai each morning for the family, sprains his ankle, impatient Aarav decides to make the chai himself, but when his rushing causes him to miss some crucial steps, he must learn to slow down to get the recipe right.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023

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DiCamillo, Kate

Summary: Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time Granny intends for them never to return.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DIC

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC DIC

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DIC

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION DIC

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DIC

Medina, Meg

Summary: "Sixth-grader Merci Suarez doesn't have a big house or take fancy vacations like the other kids at Seaward Pines Academy. She's a scholarship student who lives with her extended family in three little houses they call Las Casitas. But everything feels different this year -- and not just at school, where queen bee Edna Santos has set her sights on Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Michael...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC MED

Schwartz, Alexandra Cassel

Summary: "When I miss you, there are things I can do. Daniel misses Grandpere, who lives far away. Until the next time they can see each other, Daniel draws pictures, writes letters, and sends care packages to Grandpere. Even when they're apart, there are many ways for Daniel to say 'I love you'!"--Back cover

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE DAN

Scott, Jordan

Summary: A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCO

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