Download or read book A Doll for Grandma written by Paulette Bochnig Sharkey and published by Beaming Books. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kiera loves spending time with her grandma. They play dress up. They paint their nails. They make cookies for picnics with Kiera's doll. But then Grandma starts to change. She starts misplacing items and forgetting how to do everyday tasks. Soon she has to move out of her home into a memory-care center for people with Alzheimer's. She starts calling Kiera by a different name. Then Kiera has an idea and finds a new way to enjoy time with her Grandma. A Doll for Grandma is perfect for children grappling with their changing relationship with a family member who has dementia or Alzheimer's disease. A special page with information on helping children understand Alzheimer's disease written by expert Judy Cornish, the founder of the Dementia and Alzheimer's Well Being Network is included for family discussion.
Download or read book My Grandma s Doll written by Tammy Hendrickx and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My Grandma’s Doll” is a story about a loving relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter. It’s about sharing and listening to each other. One day Grandma tells Tammy a story about getting her first doll and how it disappeared. What happens next is for you to discover.
Download or read book William s Doll written by Charlotte Zolotow and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1985-05-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than anything, William wants a doll. "Don't be a creep," says his brother. "Sissy, sissy," chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.
Download or read book So You re Going to Be a Grandma written by Lynn Johnston and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynn Johnston, creator of one of the best-selling contemporary cartoons in North America, For Better or For Worse, along with her long-time friend and author Andie Parton, successfully portrays all of the excitement and anticipation of becoming a grandmother in this charming gift book. It is the perfect keepsake for any expectant grandmother.It is hard to know who looks forward to a new baby more, an expectant parent or an expectant grandmother. From the time the announcement is made, a grandma-to-be may be full of questions: "Aren't I too young for this? Or maybe too old? What will they call me? Will they need me, or resent my 'help'? Can I really do this? So You're Going to Be a Grandma! offers the perfect reassurance in the form of a delightful poem that covers all the doubts and questions, joys and successes as a new grandma proves to be a godsend to her new grandchild and its parents: "Baby weeps and so does mother, Daddy isn't far behind, Both so nervous and exhausted This is where a grandma shines. Readers of For Better or For Worse will recognize new Grandma Elly as well as her son, Mike, and his wife, Deanna, and appreciate the inclusion of families of various ethnicities in these heartwarming drawings. So You're Going to Be a Grandma! perfectly celebrates the universal love of a grandchild.
Download or read book Tatiana Comes to America written by Joan Holub and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lila and Rose are going to spend the year with their grandmother, and they are not pleased. Their grandmother dresses like a hippie, she doesn't own a TV, and she runs a doll hospital. But then she begins to tell them the story of a doll named Tatiana... Long ago, Tatiana belonged to Anya, a wealthy Russian girl. When Anya's town became dangerous, her father decided she should go to America. Anya and Tatiana were supposed to be in the first-class section of the ship with family friends, but they ended up in third class -- by themselves. What would happen once they got to Ellis Island? Would Anya and Tatiana be all alone in America? Book jacket.
Download or read book The Little Wooden Doll written by Margery Williams Bianco and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After many years in the attic, a doll who fears that she will never again be loved by a child is transformed by her animal friends.
Download or read book Babushka s Doll written by Patricia Polacco and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Babushka's doll was special. She had played with it only once, when she was a little girl like her high-spirited granddaughter, Natasha. Now Babushka is going to the store and it's Natasha's turn to take the little doll down from the high shelf. When the naughty doll comes to life -- and is even more rambunctious than the little girl herself -- Natasha finds out why playing once with Babushka's doll is enough! Patricia Polacco's beautiful illustrations capture the warmth, humor, and timeless spirit of her magical tale.
Download or read book How to Babysit a Grandma Read Listen Edition written by Jean Reagan and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you babysit a grandma, if you're lucky . . . it's a sleepover at her house! And with the useful tips found in this book, you're guaranteed to become an expert grandma-sitter in no time. (Be sure to check out the sections on: How to keep a grandma busy; Things to do at the park; Possible places to sleep, and what to do once you're both snugly tucked in for the night.) From the author-illustrator team behind the bestselling How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a funny and heartwarming celebration of grandmas and grandchildren. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.
Download or read book Grandma Rose s Magic written by Linda Elovitz Marshall and published by Kar-Ben Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day Grandma Rose sews for her friends and neighbors and puts away the money she earns, saving for a set of dishes just like her grandmother's Shabbos dishes.
Download or read book The Doll People written by Ann M. M. Martin and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.
Download or read book Grandma s Hurrying Child written by Jane Yolen and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandma tells her grandchild the story of the child's birth and how they both hurried to make it there on time.
Download or read book So This Is How Being a Grandmother Feels written by Chris Shea and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "So this is how being a grandmother feels...like the sun coming out for the very first time and the grass growing greener on your side of the fence and the sky looking bluer than ever before because Heaven's come closer to Earth." With enchanting illustrations and sweet prose, Chris Shea has created a loving and delightful celebration for grandmothers everywhere. "Grandchildren continue to take us to places our hearts never knew were there."
Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul Living with Alzheimer s Other Dementias written by Amy Newmark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects personal accounts from Alzheimer's patients and family members on their individual struggles, providing inspiring and uplifting tales of strength, treatment, and compassion. --
Download or read book The Ticky tacky Doll written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she has to go to school without her special doll, a little girl cannot focus on learning her letters and numbers, until her grandmother realizes what the problem is.
Download or read book Mothballs in My Attic written by Cindy O'Neill and published by MIMA Publications. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Have Fun Molly Lou Melon written by Patty Lovell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative companion to Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Molly Lou Melon's grandma taught her to be happy with herself no matter what, but that's not all she learned. Molly Lou heard all about how her grandma didn't have fancy store-bought toys when she was little. She made dolls out of twigs and flowers and created her own fun in her backyard. So Molly Lou does just that, proving that the best thing to play with is a huge imagination!
Download or read book Grandma Chickenlegs written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this variation of the traditional Baba Yaga story, a young girl must rely on the advice of her dead mother and her special doll when her wicked stepmother sends her to get a needle from Grandma Chickenlegs.
