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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The first time Abuela holds Nina, her heart overflows with tenderness. And as Nina grows up, she and Abuela spend plenty of time together. Abuela can?t help thinking how much she?d like to give Nina a very special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week ? a few pesos here, a few pesos there. When the world turns upside down, Abuela?s dream of a surprise for Nina seems impossible. Luckily, time spent together...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
What could be better than fishing with your grandpa? Catching a fish all by yourself! Early one morning, on her first grown-up fishing trip with her grandfather, a young girl tiptoes down to the dock, fishing rod in hand. The water is churning just off the pier. Casting out, she tries once, twice, three times and then--something HUGE takes the bait!
Author
Language
English
Description
Set on a small Irish dairy farm, this tender and funny debut novel follows two lost souls as they try to carve out new lives amid a colorful cast of characters reminiscent of those in the hit film Waking Ned Divine. Abby has been estranged from the family farm since her rebellious mother ran off with her when she was a small child. Kit is a burned out New York stockbroker who's down on his luck.
But that's all about to change, now that he and...
But that's all about to change, now that he and...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
27) Atomic Anna
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 1986, renowned nuclear scientist Anna Berkov is sleeping in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl's reactor melts down. At that exact moment she tears through time--her first jump--and it's an accident. When she opens her eyes, she's landed in 1992 only to discover Molly, her estranged daughter, shot in the chest. Molly, with her dying breath, begs Anna to go back in time and stop the disaster, to save Molly's daughter Raisa, and put their...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Oldschool grandparents Artie and Diane get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their type-A daughter's overprotected kids. But things go from hectic to hysterical when Artie realizes the kids are running the house with their newfangled technology. By playing by his own rules, which include sugary snacks, old fashioned games, and tough love, Artie manages to outsmart the kids and achieve the impossible - bringing the family...
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Every morning is beautiful when Noah visits his Grandparents. When Grandpa and Noah wake up, they take off singing and hardly stop: walking the dog, splashing through puddles, and eating French toast with cinnamon. But one summer Grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things they love. Does he even know who Noah is? Grandma steps in energetically, filling in as best she can. But it is Noah who finds the way back to something he can share with...
31) Indigo
Series
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The inspirational story of a lonely old man and his granddaughter, an 'Indigo' child. The term refers to a child blessed with the ability to foresee events, see things that are not evident to others, and heal with a special power not possessed by adults.
Author
Language
English
Description
When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren. He peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create a testament to familial love.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Through an heirloom charm bracelet three women will rediscover the importance of family, love, faith, friends, fun and a passion for living as the magic of each charm changes their lives. Lolly, still lives in the family cabin on Lost Land Lake where her mother gave her the charm bracelet that would become Lolly's talisman and connection to family past and Lolly hopes the present, but her daughter, Arden, and granddaughter, Lauren, haven't visited...
Author
Publisher
Vida Ninos
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An entertaining, at times humorous, always gentle approach to teaching kids the true meaning of love as described in 1 Corinthians 13-"Love is patient, love is kind. Love never fails."-while celebrating the one-of-a-kind bonds kids have with their grandparents. Little Owl jingled the coins in his pocket. It was Grammy's birthday. And, finally, he had enough money to buy her something special-a heart-shaped box of chocolates. So begins the journey...
Author
Language
English
Description
Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and coanchor of the Today show, shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life.
To the world, George and Barbara Bush were America's powerful president and influential first lady. To Jenna Bush Hager, they were her beloved Gampy and Ganny, who taught her
...39) The grandparent guide: the definitive guide to coping with the challenges of modern grandparenting
Author
Publisher
Contemporary Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
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