A Chinese-American grandmother relates family and cultural history from her life in Guangzhou, China to her grandchildren
Grandma Lai Goon Remembers
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction genre
Benito’s Sopaipillas/Las sopaipillas de Benito
As they prepare to make the traditional, pillowy bread called sopaipilla, Christina’s grandmother tells about the time her great-grandfather, aided by a scarecrow, brought an end to a drought and, in the process, helped make the first sopaipilla.
Grandma Francisca Remembers (What Was It Like Grandma?)
An Hispanic grandmother relates family and cultural history to her granddaughter in her San Francisco, California, apartment as she tells of growing up in New Mexico.
City Green
Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.
Grandma Susan Remembers
A grandmother from an old Maine family that came to America from England generations ago relates family and cultural life to her grandchildren as they enjoy various traditions of the New England seacoast.
Chave’s Memories/Los recuerdos de Chave
Chave, a grown woman, recalls her childhood trips from her border home in Brownsville, TX, to her grandparents’ ranch in northern Mexico. Large, bright drawings show young Chave, her brother, and their cousins racing around the ranch, sliding down dirt hills, herding baby goats, riding wooden barrels, and listening to a ranch hand tell stories.
Grandma Hekmat Remembers
– Encourages kids to explore their own genealogy- Timely–demystifies the hejab and other aspects of Arab culture- Series teacher guide available
I Can’t Sleep
A wordless story about the activities of a family one night when no one can sleep.
My Tata’s Guitar/La guitarra de mi tata
While sharing stories of their Mexican-American family’s past, a father gives his young son the guitar he received from his own father.
Magda’s Tortillas / Las tortillas de Magda
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.