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Grandpa's Quilt
by Betsy FrancoThree children remake their grandpa's quilt so it will fit him better.
Grandpa's Teeth
by Rod ClementGrandpa's expensive false teeth have been stolen! Grandpa suspects everyone. Where could his teeth have gone?
Grandpa's Tractor (Life on the Farm)
by Michael GarlandGenerations have fallen in love with this classic story of a grandson and grandfather whose visit to a family farm with a special tractor brings back memories. Don't miss the new companion title Grandma's Farm — now available! Grandpa Joe takes his grandson Timmy back to the site of his family&’s farm, where the old house and a ramshackle barn still stand. The visit stirs up memories for Grandpa Joe—in particular, the majesty of his own father's shiny red tractor, now rusting in the forgotten fields. An ideal gift, this picture book evokes nostalgia while demonstrating a special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.
Grandsparents Raising Kids
by Rae SimonsIn 2005, 6 million children were being raised by their grandparents. Sometimes, their grandchildren's parents had died, sometimes they were in prison, and sometimes they just couldn't cope with raising children. When grandparents take in their grandchildren to raise, they have some difficulties most families don't have. They're older, for one thing, and they also have to deal with their own children and that relationship. But they have the wisdom and experience they've gained from raising one set of children already, and this can help. The families in this book have had both good and bad experiences, but they have learned a great deal through them.
Grandude's Green Submarine
by Paul McCartneyCelebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to in this action-packed undersea adventure—a companion picture book to Paul McCartney&’s #1 New York Times bestseller Hey Grandude. Grandude&’s inventions are the stuff of legend, and his new green submarine doesn&’t disappoint. In fact, it flies as well as submerges! Grandude whisks the grandkids off on another adventure, but he and the Chillers soon find themselves in a pickle. Suddenly, it&’s Nandude to the rescue! Nandude is an explorer as courageous as Grandude, with an amazing accordion-ship to boot! Between Grandude&’s magic compass and Nandude&’s magical music, everyone arrives home safely. But not before enjoying a parade, dancing rainforest animals, and a narrow escape from a grabby octopus. This tale is perfect for little explorers and Paul McCartney fans alike! Artist Kathryn Durst returns with glorious, humor-filled illustrations that are as beautiful as ever.
La granja
by Tom Rob Smith¿A quién creer? ¿Cómo evitar caer en un juicio equivocado? Del autor de El niño 44, llega este impactante thriller psicológico. Apenas han pasado unas horas desde que la vida de Daniel ha sufrido un vuelco radical. Esa misma mañana, mientras regresaba a casa del supermercado, una llamada inquietante ha roto el hilo de sus pensamientos: Chris, su padre, le informa de que su madre ha sido ingresada en un sanatorio, presa de delirios. Antes siquiera de sobreponerse al impacto, otra llamada igualmente perturbadora estalla en sus oídos. Esta vez es la voz temblorosa de su madre, Tilde, asegurándole que Chris es un mentiroso, que ella no está loca, que ha salido del centro por su propio pie, pero que teme por su vida y se encuentra de camino a Londres para verlo y explicárselo todo. Así, en cuestión de horas, Daniel escuchará dos versiones opuestas de la crisis. Con una creciente sensación de horror, descubrirá que bajo la faz de una apacible vida de jubilados, la relación entre sus padres es de una tensión y una paranoia insoportables. Ante su asombro, surgen del pasado secretos familiares, incluso posibles crímenes, y un retrato aterrador de sus seres más queridos, que lo fuerzan a descifrar la verdad y lo emplazan a la difícil decisión de tomar partido por uno de ellos. ¿A quién creer? ¿Cómo evitar caer en un juicio equivocado? ¿Acaso su vida ha sido una gran mentira? A Daniel no le queda otro remedio que volar a Suecia e investigar por su cuenta, aunque su propia identidad pueda salir dañada por la verdad. Reseñas:«Innovadora en su estructura y estilísticamente impactante, La granja supone un logro sorprendente.»Jeffery Deaver «Smith ha construido una historia inteligente y fascinante; una que toma caminos inesperados para hacer más compleja y profunda su milimetrada trama.»The Seattle Times «La granja es una novela tan buena que la devorarás con avidez y luego sentirás envidia de todo aquel que aún no la haya leído.»The Independent «¿Puede haber algo más perturbador que descubrir que no puedes confiar en tu propia madre? Quizá sea descubrir que no puedes confiar en tu propio padre. Ésta es la trama de La granja, un thriller psicológico que indaga en el miedo a perder a un padre.»New York Times Book Review
Granny at the Park: Independent Reading Pink 1B (Reading Champion #92)
by Damian HarveyReading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading Pink 1B stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1B (Pink) in classroom reading lessons.In this story, Granny loves the park - even more than her grandson!
The Granny Diaries
by Adair Lara Patricia StormsThis delightful guide gives new grandmas clear direction on how to navigate foreign territory. Celebrated columnist Adair Lara advises on how to choose a decent name (Oopsie? Boopsie?). She outlines how to give advice without getting a Dr. Sears guide chucked at the head. She offers wise counsel on how to stay on the parents' good side (hint: don't say anything, ever). Hilarious in its blunt truisms, The Granny Diaries steers around the shoals of grandma sentimentality. And yet, having fallen madly in love with her own grandchildren, Adair affirms that the years after the big G truly are golden.
Granny Doodle Day
by Eric SeltzerDoodle Dog, King, and Bear set aside their artwork for the day to visit Granny Doodle. Once there, they get to eat Doodle Noodles, play, and give Granny a pretty present. Days with Granny are doggone fun!
The Granny Game (The Cul-de-Sac Kids #20)
by Beverly LewisAbby Hunter's two grandmothers show up to oversee her and her siblings for a weekend. Will the very opposite grannies be able to get along?
The Granny Project
by Anne FineThe four children of the Harris family find Granny a bit of a dotty old lady. But when their parents decide to put Granny in a home they're horrified and decide to do a granny project to persuade their parents to change their minds.
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
by Sharon Creech<P>Bailey, who is usually so nice, Bailey, my neighbor, my friend, my buddy, my pal for my whole life, knowing me better than anybody, that Bailey, that Bailey I am so mad at right now, that Bailey, I hate him today. <P>Twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, don't always get along, that's true. But Granny Torrelli seems to know just how to make things right again with her warm words and family recipes. She understands from experience that life's twists and turns can't rattle the unique bond between two lifelong pals. <P>Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech cooks up a delightfully tender novel, filled with homemade dishes and secret recipes. It's easy to remember what's important about love, life, and friendship while Granny Torrelli makes soup.
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup (Joanna Cotler Bks.)
by Sharon Creech Chris RaschkaNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Grannyman
by Judy SchachnerSimon is a very old cat. He has had a wonderful life chasing butterflies, eating houseplants, and even playing the piano. His family adores him and they do everything they can to keep him comfortable. Now that he is old, Simon feels useless. Then one day his family drops something small and soft on his tummy-a tiny kitten! There is so much the kitten needs to learn about the world, and Simon is happy to teach him. Suddenly Simon has a lot to do!
Granny's Kitchen: A Jamaican Story of Food and Family
by Sadé SmithAccompanied by Ken Daley's vibrant, sun-soaked artwork, Sadé Smith's debut picture book Granny's Kitchen is the perfect readaloud for budding chefs everywhere.Shelly-Ann lives with her Granny on the beautiful island of Jamaica. When Shelly-Ann becomes hungry, she asks her Granny for something to eat. Granny tells her “Gyal, you betta can cook!” and teaches Shelly-Ann how to get in touch with her Jamaican roots through the process of cooking.As Shelly-Ann tries each recipe, everything goes wrong. But when Granny is too tired to cook one morning, Shelly-Ann will have to find the courage to try one more time and prepare the perfect Jamaican breakfast.Praise for Granny's Kitchen:"Warm and inviting. Daley’s vibrant, highly saturated illustrations bolster the appeal and are sure to entice young readers—and perhaps encourage them to try their own hand in the kitchen. ... A vibrant, upbeat story of a determined girl and her love of food." —Kirkus Reviews
Granted
by John David AndersonFrom the author of beloved novels Ms. Bixby’s Last Day and Posted comes a hilarious, heartfelt, and unforgettable novel about a fairy-in-training. <p><p> Everyone who wishes upon a star, or a candle, or a penny thrown into a fountain knows that you’re not allowed to tell anyone what you’ve wished for. But even so, there is someone out there who hears it. In a magical land called the Haven lives a young fairy named Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets. Ophela is no ordinary fairy—she is a Granter: one of the select fairies whose job it is to venture out into the world and grant the wishes of unsuspecting humans every day. It’s the work of the Granters that generates the magic that allows the fairies to do what they do, and to keep the Haven hidden and safe. But with worldwide magic levels at an all-time low, this is not as easy as it sounds. On a typical day, only a small fraction of the millions of potential wishes gets granted. <p> Today, however, is anything but typical. Because today, Ophelia is going to get her very first wish-granting assignment.And she’s about to discover that figuring out how to truly give someone what they want takes much more than a handful of fairy dust.
The Granville Affair (The Granville Sisters Trilogy)
by Una-Mary ParkerThe Granville family is about to face hardships they could have never imagined. The Granville family have fled bomb-torn London for Hartley Hall in Surrey, but even away from the city life remains turbulent. Rosie is trapped in a loveless marriage to a penniless peer. With her husband away fighting, she finds the temptations that come with his absence too much to avoid.Meanwhile, her younger sister Juliet’s world comes crashing down when she must face a tragedy without the support of the only man she has ever loved. Desperate to forget her past, she puts herself in the line of danger as a Red Cross nurse, braving the carnage of the Blitz.The fragile peace at Hartley Hall is disrupted further when fifteen-year-old Louise becomes involved with an East End evacuee, and threatens the family with yet another scandal…An enthralling saga of family life in the Second World War, perfect for fans of Kate Williams and Catherine Gaskin.
The Granville Legacy (The Granville Sisters Trilogy)
by Una-Mary ParkerThe war is over but life will never be the same again…The Second World War has finally ended, but times are still difficult and emotions run high. Juliet Granville is now married to a man she loves and is finally happy following years of turmoil, but she remains terrified he’ll find out about her scandalous past. Her sister Rosie, who is bored with her own life and desperate for another child, is jealous of Juliet. She has everything Rosie wants, so when the opportunity arises for her to spoil Juliet’s perfect life, she cannot resist…Meanwhile, their ambitious mother Liza Granville cannot accept that times have changed and is determined that her youngest daughter should follow the path that sisters did, but Charlotte has other dreams. When Liza makes a desperate decision to try and regain some of the glamour of their former life, it will rock the family and test their loyalties to the limit…A captivating post-war saga of love and betrayal, perfect for fans of Judith Lennox and Kate Williams.
The Granville Sisters (The Granville Sisters Trilogy)
by Una-Mary ParkerAs World War II looms, a battle rages between two wealthy London sisters: &“[The] characters are rich, varied, and intriguing.&” —Booklist It is 1935, and the Granville family lives in a world of splendor. Rosie Granville and her younger sister Juliet are launched onto the London social scene in an extravagant debutante ball, and the Granville girls are the talk of the town. Vying for the affections of the same set of men, each is desperate to make a better match than her sister—regardless of the collateral damage. But when Juliet becomes embroiled in a series of scandals, she and Rosie soon discover there are some things even their rich and influential parents aren&’t able to cover up, in this dramatic and enthralling historical saga of love and sibling rivalry.
Graphic Reproduction: A Comics Anthology (Graphic Medicine)
by Susan Merrill SquierThis comics anthology delves deeply into the messy and often taboo subject of human reproduction. Featuring work by luminaries such as Carol Tyler, Alison Bechdel, and Joyce Farmer, Graphic Reproduction is an illustrated challenge to dominant cultural narratives about conception, pregnancy, and childbirth.The comics here expose the contradictions, complexities, and confluences around diverse individual experiences of the entire reproductive process, from trying to conceive to child loss and childbirth. Jenell Johnson’s introduction situates comics about reproduction within the growing field of graphic medicine and reveals how they provide a discursive forum in which concepts can be explored and presented as uncertainties rather than as part of a prescribed or expected narrative. Through comics such as Lyn Chevley’s groundbreaking “Abortion Eve,” Bethany Doane’s “Pushing Back: A Home Birth Story,” Leah Hayes’s “Not Funny Ha-Ha,” and “Losing Thomas & Ella: A Father’s Story,” by Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower, the collection explores a myriad of reproductive experiences and perspectives. The result is a provocative, multifaceted portrait of one of the most basic and complicated of all human experiences, one that can be hilarious and heartbreaking.Featuring work by well-known comics artists as well as exciting new voices, this incisive collection is an important and timely resource for understanding how reproduction intersects with sociocultural issues. The afterword and a section of discussion exercises and questions make it a perfect teaching tool.
Graphic Reproduction: A Comics Anthology (Graphic Medicine #11)
by Susan Merrill Squier Jenell JohnsonThis comics anthology delves deeply into the messy and often taboo subject of human reproduction. Featuring work by luminaries such as Carol Tyler, Alison Bechdel, and Joyce Farmer, Graphic Reproduction is an illustrated challenge to dominant cultural narratives about conception, pregnancy, and childbirth.The comics here expose the contradictions, complexities, and confluences around diverse individual experiences of the entire reproductive process, from trying to conceive to child loss and childbirth. Jenell Johnson’s introduction situates comics about reproduction within the growing field of graphic medicine and reveals how they provide a discursive forum in which concepts can be explored and presented as uncertainties rather than as part of a prescribed or expected narrative. <P><P>Through comics such as Lyn Chevley’s groundbreaking “Abortion Eve,” Bethany Doane’s “Pushing Back: A Home Birth Story,” Leah Hayes’s “Not Funny Ha-Ha,” and “Losing Thomas & Ella: A Father’s Story,” by Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower, the collection explores a myriad of reproductive experiences and perspectives. The result is a provocative, multifaceted portrait of one of the most basic and complicated of all human experiences, one that can be hilarious and heartbreaking.Featuring work by well-known comics artists as well as exciting new voices, this incisive collection is an important and timely resource for understanding how reproduction intersects with sociocultural issues. The afterword and a section of discussion exercises and questions make it a perfect teaching tool. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
The Grass Is Always Greener (Belles #3)
by Jen CalonitaWho says you can't choose your family? Their shared sweet sixteen party is just around the corner, and half sisters Isabelle Scott and Mirabelle Monroe are ready to cut loose, even if they are the daughters of a prominent public figure. So when Izzie's estranged aunt, Zoe, breezes into town unannounced, it just might be the change that the Monroe family needs -- or not, depending on who you ask...Happy with her cute surfer boyfriend and a group of great girlfriends, Izzie has no interest in getting to know yet another long-lost family member. But Mira, who's on a mission to try new things and meet new people -- a handsome brooding painter in particular -- is drawn to Izzie's artsy aunt, who seems to the be the polar opposite of the uptight Monroe family.As the girls try to negotiate the unexpected paths their lives have taken, Zoe's laid-back attitude eventually charms them both. But when Zoe offers Izzie the chance to leave Emerald Cove and start fresh in California, Izzie and Mira are faced with bigger changes than they expected. Is a move to the West Coast what Izzie had in mind for her sweet sixteen?The heartwarming conclusion to Jen Calonita's Belles trilogy.
The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
by Erma BombeckIn The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank, she has written the expose of all exposes -the truth about the suburbs: where they planted trees and crabgrass came up, they planted schools and taxes came up, where they died of old age trying to merge onto the freeway, and where they finally got sex out of the schools and back into the gutter. This is their story-lonely wives having lunch with their wigs, picking fights with the pet hamster, husbands fighting for custody of the lawn and against the dread disease, car-pool crouch. Here you will meet guys and dolls like Barbie and Ken, as well as Wanda the school-bus driver, Ralph the Little League coach who played to lose, and the Ten Most Unwanted Women in the Shopping Center Parking Lot. You will read the confessions of an Officer in the Girl Scout Cookie Corps and learn what it's like to be a dieter in search of a lettuce that tastes like lasagne. In these pages it is revealed that the Suburban Orgy is a Myth, that no one will buy your child at a garage sale, that the washer repairman never comes, that desperate is sending your kids to school wearing broiler-foil, and that a septic tank does not last forever.
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank: If Life Is A Bowl Of Cherries, What Am I Doing In The Pits?, Motherhood, And The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank
by Erma BombeckThe &“marvelously funny&” and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue). For years, the Bombecks have heard rumors of a magical land called Suburbia where the air is clean, the grass is trimmed, and children don&’t risk getting mugged on their walk to school. After watching their friends flee the city for subdivided utopias like Bonaparte&’s Retreat and Mortgage Mañana, Erma and her family load up their belongings and cry, &“Station wagons . . . ho!&” But life on the suburban frontier is not as perfect as they had hoped. The trees are stunted, the house is cramped, and there&’s no grass at all. But the Bombecks will make do, for they are suburbanites now—the last true pioneers! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s estate.
Grasshopper Magic
by Lynne Jonell Brandon DormanChicken? Abner is not a chicken, no matter what his brother Derek says. But when it comes to giving a speech in front of the whole town, Abner is . . . well . . . he's more than a little nervous. Then his sister Tate has an idea--bravery lessons. And the first one? Eat a roasted grasshopper. But Abner forgot something important. There's magic in the ground under his family's house and grasshoppers hatch from eggs laid in the ground. So what, exactly, would happen if a kid ate a grasshopper that had been soaking up magic all year long? BOING! Lynne Jonell follows up her Minnesota Book Award finalist, Texas Bluebonnet Master List choice, and Junior Library Guild selection Hamster Magic with a third story of the Willow family's rowdy run-ins with mixed-up magic.