Theme: Grandmothers

Henry’s First-Moon Birthday

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

A young girl helps her grandmother with preparations for the traditional Chinese celebration to welcome her new baby brother.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Magda’s Tortillas / Las tortillas de Magda

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

While learning to make tortillas on her seventh birthday, Magda tries to make perfectly round ones like those made by her grandmother but instead creates a variety of wonderful shapes.

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Alego

By Book Importer | Published: March 29, 2010

It’s almost time for supper, and Alego goes with her grandmother to the shore to collect clams. Along the way, the girl discovers tide pools brimming with life — a bright orange starfish, a creepy crawly ugjurnaq, sea snails, and a sculpin. A rising star of the famed Cape Breton Inuit art scene, author and [...]

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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café cubano. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn t know coffee beans about love and marriage. That s where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » 5 Comments

Abuela’s Weave

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A Guatemalan story about intergenerational trust, love, and independence, this book introduces children to the culture of Guatemala through the story of a little girl selling her grandmother’s beautiful weaving at the public market. Illustrated throughout with paintings of authentic Guatemalan scenery, giving life to the country’s radiant landscape and bustling city streets.

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Little Fish

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Rosa is bored, but Grandmother is too busy making tortillas for the market to notice. But when a little fish leaps out of the water right into Rosa’s lap, well, there’s nothing boring about that. Especially when the little fish starts to become a great big one.

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Beto and the Bone Dance

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A fantastic encounter on the Day of the Dead. Today is Beto’s favorite holiday — the Day of the Dead. First, he and his father craft an altar at home in honor of Beto’s recently departed grandmother, filled with the things she loved in life. Later, it’s off to the cemetery, where at midnight all [...]

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My Dadima Wears A Sari

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother.

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Halmoni’s Day

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 15, 2007

Jennifer, a Korean American, is worried that her grandmother, visiting from Korea, will embarrass her on her school’s Grandparents’ Day, but the event brings her understanding and acceptance.

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Korea, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , » Comments closed

The Burnt Stick

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Growing up in a missionary home run by white men, John Jagamarra, who is part aborigine and part white, misses the mother from whom he’s been separated and the culture of his own people.

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