I have been soaking up summer here in Minneapolis. Every day I peer at my milkweed plants, exulting in the gorgeous Monarch caterpillars munching them, begging them to please evade all enemies and spin a lovely, jade chrysalis. I am …
Tag: grandparents
preschool perfection
Today, five books just begging to be read with the little shavers in your households. All peachy keen for ages 2 and up. I Really Want to See You, Grandma, written and illustrated by Taro Gomi originally published in Japan …
when dementia alters a grandparent…two thoughtful stories
My glorious, spunky grandmother took care of the “old people” until she was in her 80s. Tended her glorious roses. Tramped through northern Minnesota meadows picking buckets of wild blueberries. Walked to and from her ceramics class on bitter cold …
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fiction favorites…Mikis and the Donkey
Mikis and the Donkey, by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman, translated by Laura Watkinson published in The Netherlands, 2011 English edition published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2014 87 pages Mikis is a little boy living in …
grandparents the world over anchor us in love
Our Grandparents: A Global Album, by Maya Ajmera, Sheila Kinkade, and Cynthia Pon published in 2010 by Charlesbridge What’s more dear than the connection between a grandparent and grandchild? This photoessay carries us around the world, letting us peek in …
a grand heap of loving…five glad stories about grandparents
Last week was babies here on Orange Marmalade. Today and tomorrow we’re soaking in the richness of grandparents. Grandparents pass on wisdom gained from long lives. They teach us, accomodate us, play with us, chat with us, and most of …
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summertime book of the week…a most unusual diary
The Matchbox Diary, by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline A room full of curiosities. A beautiful great-grandfather. A mysterious collection of quaint, old matchboxes, each with one peculiar object stashed inside. From the get-go, this story entices us with …
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roses are red, violets are blue…a list of five tales of love definitely not just for Valentine’s Day
That’s What I’d Do, by Jewel, illustrated by Amy June Bates If I owned the sky tell you what I’d do. Gather up the clouds and leave only the blue… If I were a carpenter, tell you what I’d do. …
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