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Picture Books By Age: 3-6
Don’t Call Me Grandma
Illustrated by: Elizabeth Zunon
Description: Great-grandmother Nell eats fish for breakfast, she doesn’t hug or kiss, and she does NOT want to be called grandma. Her great-granddaughter isn’t sure what to think about her. As she slowly learns more about Nell’s life and experiences, the girl finds ways to connect with her prickly great-grandmother. (Description from Lerner Books)
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: African-American, extended family, Great grandmother, women
Abuela
Illustrated by: Elisa Kleven
Description: A little girl and her grandmother fly together over New York City. (Also in a Spanish edition)
Ages: 3-6
Topics: creativity, extended family, grandparents, intergenerational, multicultural
Abuelita and I Make Flan
Illustrated by: Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom
Description: BUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN is about a girl who accidentally drops a family heirloom while baking with her abuela and must find a way to make things right. (Description author's website)
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: family heritage, grandmother/granddaughter, grandparents, Latina-American, multicultural, traditions, women
A Chair for My Mother
Description: Grandparents, families, cooperation, saving, goal-setting A girl, her mother, and grandmother all contribute coins to the coin jar that will buy a new chair for mama after a fire destroys their possessions.
Ages: 3-6
Topics: cities, extended family, fears, making a difference, perseverance, thankfulness, wisdom
A Couple of Boys have the Best Week Ever
Description: Grandparents, summer activities, friends & friendship, humor James and Eamon stay with Eamon’s grandparents while in Nature Camp for the best summer ever!
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: grandparents, intergenerational, nature
Albert the Fix-It Man
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
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Description: Elder valued in community, neighborliness, active older man
Ages: 3-6
Topics: community, intergenerational, making a difference, neighbors, older role model, retirement, volunteerism, work
A Little at a Time
Illustrated by: Paul Tong
Description: A young boy visits his grandfather in the city and asks many questions like "how did that tree get so tall" and "how did you get so smart Grandpa." He answers patiently, along with "a little at a time."
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: cities, grandfather/grandson, grandparents, intergenerational, using life experiences
A Map into the World
Illustrated by: Seo Kim
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Description: Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, and her family reach out to an older grieving neighbor. Growth & aging & death are portrayed as normal and natural. Four generations are clearly delineated.
Ages: 3-6
Topics: community, extended family, family heritage, Grief, Hmong-American, intergenerational, late-life happiness, making a difference, neighbors
An Old Man and His Penguin
Illustrated by: Milanka Reardon
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Description: The true story of Joao Pereira de Souza, the penguin he rescued, and how Joao became an “honorary penguin. A warm tale of a compassionate human/animal bond, stewardship, and an environmental message.
Ages: 3-6
Topics: picture book bios
Amazing Grace
Illustrated by: Caroline Binch
Description: Families, grandparents, school, books & stories, dramatization, gender roles, multicultural. Publ. 1991. Grace’s grandmother helps Grace, a girl who loves stories, realize that with effort anything can be achieved.
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: African-American, books, grandmother/granddaughter, intergenerational, multicultural, perseverance, racism, stereotypes
