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GRANDMA U
[ON BACKORDER]
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Written by
Jeanie Franz Ransom
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Illustrated by
Lucy Corvino
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Hardcover: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-214-9
Total Pages: 32
Size: 10-1/2 x 8-1/2
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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Jeanie Franz Ransom is a school counselor and a freelance writer. She is also the author of I Don't Want to Talk about It and Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales. A graduate of Cornell College, she holds a masters in professional counseling from Lindenwood University and works as a school counselor. She lives in Missouri.You can visit Jeanie Franz Ransom's website at: www.jeanieransom.com
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Lucy Corvino has illustrated many children's books. She attended the Rhode Island School of
Design and holds degrees from University of Toronto and Columbia
University Teacher's College. She lives in New Jersey. You can visit Lucy Corvino's website at: www.lucycorvino.com
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"There's one thing no school can teach you about being a grandma. It's something you already know. And it's the most important thing of all."
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
AR Quiz#: 65188
AR Reading Level: 3.2
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FIRST-TIME GRANDMOTHER Molly McCool cannot remember the old nursery rhymes and she never did like rocking chairs. Why, she cannot even bake a decent cookie! But it is never too late to relearn old tricks, so Molly enrolls in Grandma University to brush up on her skills. Here, Molly and her classmates are instructed in the grandmotherly arts of cuddling and diapering, making funny faces, babbling in baby talk, and reading the same picture book over (and over and over) again! Molly is quick to learn but is still plagued by doubts: Will good intentions and trips to the zoo be enough? But her fears disappear with the first touch of her newborn grandchild and the surprising realization that she had what it takes to be a grandmother all along.
Author Jeanie Franz Ransom offers a humorous and loving tribute to grandmothers everywhere in this warmhearted tale. Lucy Corvino's expressive, comic illustrations capture the hilarious lengths to which grandmothers will go to please and pamper their beloved grandchildren.
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Reviews
"...inventive... The author's amusing concept translates well to the page, allowing for a wide range of comic situations... Ransom's writing is lively, witty, and well paced... effective and satisfying... Corvino's curvy, exuberant watercolor-and-colored-pencil drawings... are a perfect accompaniment to the text... This visually appealing, contemporary tale is perfect for, but not limited to, intergenerational sharing... Children will ask for this one over and over again." Booklist
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Awards
* 2004 Storytelling World Award: Stories for Adult Listeners (Honor Book)
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