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Serving Seniors? 9 Reasons to use Positive Aging books

Posted on November 18, 2013 by lindseymcd

Reason number one? A collection labeled “Honoring Older Adults–Positive Aging Books for all ages” sends a clear message to all, no matter their age—this organization respects elders. Recently I’ve noted that about one third of those following A is for … Continue reading →

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7 Positive Things We Can All Learn about Getting Older—from Picture Books

Posted on September 24, 2013 by lindseymcd

Hello! ***Please see a revised & updated version of this post shared in 2022. Thanks for stopping by! “Birthdays are good for your health. The more you have the older you’ll get,” so goes the quote—from Anonymous. Well…that Anonymous is … Continue reading →

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The Teacher Who Would Not Retire: An A is for Aging book review

Posted on September 5, 2013 by lindseymcd

A gray haired, first grade teacher dons her disguise and slips back into school—first as a window washer, next as the lunch lady, and finally as the fire inspector. This is The Teacher Who Would Not Retire and she is … Continue reading →

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Educators on Using Picture Books to Change Attitudes to Aging

Posted on July 17, 2013 by lindseymcd

Blogging about positive aging picture books I’ve realized something—it’s not as “lonely” an effort as I first believed. Readers and organizations of great variety are supporting me (thank you!), both publishers and authors have requested book reviews, and several fascinating … Continue reading →

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Grandmama’s Pride: A Tool Against Both Racism and Ageism

Posted on July 7, 2013 by lindseymcd

The search for a true “positive aging” picture book is much like picking through a lovely box of chocolates—so many appeal at first, but then disappoint upon further “investigation.” But with Grandmama’s Pride, by Becky Birtha, there is no such … Continue reading →

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Six Reasons to Seek Out Positive Aging Children’s Books

Posted on May 31, 2013 by lindseymcd

Our culture bombards kids with negative stereotypes of older adults in a variety of media and these stereotypes do affect their beliefs at a very young age. (Read more.) Young children actually act on ageist beliefs according to researcher Sheree … Continue reading →

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The Creative Age

Posted on May 14, 2013 by lindseymcd

Spring is busting out all over here in Michigan—finally, and I’m ready to celebrate “Mrs. Muddle style.” From the top of the stack today we have Mrs. Muddle’s Holidays by Laura F. Nielsen (Farrar Straus Giroux; ages 5-8.) Mrs. Muddle moves … Continue reading →

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Three Book Reviews: Late Life Love

Posted on May 1, 2013 by lindseymcd

I’m perpetually on the prowl for positive aging picture books, but I’ve recently discovered that many, even some on my resource list, are living only in university libraries, not public libraries. I certainly hope those twenty somethings at college are … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Grandma

Posted on March 13, 2013 by lindseymcd

Here Comes Grandma by Janet Lord (Henry Holt, 2005) is designed to excite the youngest children, toddlers included, about grandma’s upcoming visit. Grandma posts a letter to her grandchild and the successive pages show her on her way via different … Continue reading →

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My Hippie Grandmother

Posted on March 4, 2013 by lindseymcd

No matter what they were up to in the 1960’s, I suspect any Baby Boomer grandma or grandmother wanna be, will smile at the funky little picture book My Hippie Grandmother. Reeve Lindbergh, the author, is herself a child of … Continue reading →

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