Tag Archives: Holidays

Four New 2022 Grandparent Picture Books!

Posted on October 27, 2022 by lindseymcd

Long distance grandparents, blended families, LGBTQ+ grandparents and grandparents raising grandchildren—all are contemporary issues affecting modern day kids. It’s so affirming to see them all represented in AgePositive ways in new picture books. Here I share four new picture books … Continue reading →

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Nana Akua Goes to School

Posted on March 30, 2021 by lindseymcd

Nana Akua Goes to School By Tricia Elam Walker Illustrated by April Harrison Schwartz & Wade Books; 2020 What’s not to love in the picture book Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker?! It’s Grandparents Day at school. … Continue reading →

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Meena: An A is for Aging Book Review

Posted on October 9, 2013 by lindseymcd

Meena (for ages 5-9) by Sine Van Mol is an unusual book, and not simply because it’s a Belgian import. On the surface it is seemingly not a Positive Aging book, but it definitely serves my goal of increasing intergenerational … Continue reading →

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Six Great Ways to Celebrate Grandparents Day (that don’t involve greeting cards)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by lindseymcd

I’m not sure how you feel, but the waning days of summer always hit me with a zillion regrets—the picnics not packed, the flowers not planted, the lakes where I never even dipped a toe. Well, I’m here to save … Continue reading →

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Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom and Wishes

Posted on August 8, 2013 by lindseymcd

One of my beloved summer pastimes is the hunt for gleaming agates on the rocky North Shore of Lake Superior. Finding this book was like spotting a shiny agate among the gray pebbles—a hidden treasure glowing with rainbow stripes.  Dream: A … Continue reading →

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Resources to spark your creativity

Posted on May 24, 2013 by lindseymcd

Perhaps you’re not quite ready to dye live kittens in pastel colors after reading Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey, but it may spur you to get in touch with your creative side. Reading about real life Grandma … 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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