Everybody is in such a hurry these days - mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers. It seems as if the only people who aren't in a hurry are grandfathers. With them there is always time to stop ...and look ...just as long as you like. Originally published in l961, this gentle story about the warm relationship between the oldest and the youngest members of the family is beautifully re-illustrated by Jan Ormerod to delight a whole new generation of readers.

Grandfather and I

Buckley, Helen Elizabeth

Children's Books

Puffin Bks

A Good copy of a lavishly illustrated story where a young girl finds out "Mother's lap is good for getting your shoes tied. Father's is good for playing cowboy. But there's really nothing like Grandma's lap!" From back cover:"Reading Level 1, Ages 3-6."Wear to cover edging. Small dent to edging on back cover. Faint spotting inside front cover which does not show through. Small spot on front flyleaf and verso. Small wrinkles along stapled spine. Unpagenated but is 24 pages. From verso:"First Scholastic printing, April 1996." Text is clean with no markings. Summary: "A child considers how Grandmother is the perfect person to spend time with because her lap is just right."

Grandmother and I

scholastic

A newly illustrated edition of a classic exploration of the special relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild offers its heartfelt, simple wisdom to a new generation.

ORMEROD, JAN

Literature & Fiction

Bt Bound

Going off to school, Edward tells his brother Tom to take care of things, so Tom takes care of the swings, bikes, toys, cat, and dog by treating them all as his brother would want them treated.

"Take Care of Things," Edward Said

Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard

A luminous picture storybook highlights illustrations that evoke moonlit scenes and follows the journey of a kite that is flown by happy children during the day and again at night by a mysterious person with a childlike spirit.

Moonlight Kite

Primavera, Elise

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Grandmother and I are sitting on the big chair, rocking. We rock back and forth, and back and forth. Other people have laps for sitting on and backs for riding on. But when you have a cold or lighting is coming, nothing feels quite as right as rocking on Grandmother's lap, listening to the little tunes that she hums.

A newly illustrated edition of a classic exploration of the special relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild offers its heartfelt, simple wisdom to a new generation.

Told in rollicking rhyme, a classic game of hide-and-seek is accompanied by joyful illustrations that encourage young children to play along by finding Josie themselves. By the creators of Grandfather and I.

Where Did Josie Go?

Activities, Crafts & Games

The reader looks for Josie, a little girl who is hiding somewhere in her house or yard

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Grandfather and I

Grandmother and I

Grandmother and I

"Take Care of Things," Edward Said

Moonlight Kite

Grandmother and I

Grandmother and I

Where Did Josie Go?

Where Did Josie Go?