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1) Quiet
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
Author
Series
Vera books volume 6
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The arrival of Vera's new baby sister makes her feel displaced, so her grandfather helps create a special spot, just for her.
3) Storm
Author
Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Despite the stormy weather, a boy and his granddad decide it's the perfect day for kite flying. First they have to find the kite... then their adventure really takes off"--Page [4] of cover.
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Series
Language
English
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"Gigi can't wait for her Ojiji--Japanese grandpa--to move in. Gigi plans lots of things to do with him, like playing tag, reading books, and teaching Roscoe, the family dog, new tricks. But her plans don't work out quite the way she'd hoped. And her grandpa doesn't seem to like Roscoe. Will Gigi find a way to connect with her Ojiji?"--
Author
Series
Ladybug Girl volume 9
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Lulu, who likes to dress in a ladybug costume, wants to learn everything when she visits the natural history museum with Grandpa, but as she moves from exhibit to exhibit, she discovers that sometimes you have to slow down to appreciate the wonder of what is around you.
10) Ice cream summer
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A little boy writes a letter to his grandfather about all the reading and studying he is doing this summer--but all his activities revolve around ice cream.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"A young Tibetan American girl helps her grandfather recover from an illness through the use of a traditional cure that focuses on spiritual as well as physical recovery and brings together a caring community"--Provided by publisher.
12) The blood years
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
From Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out on them when Rieke was only six, leaving their mother a wreck and their grandfather as their only stable family. He's done his best to provide for them and shield them...
14) The great spruce
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The spruce tree his grandfather planted means a lot to Alec, so when men from the city want to use as a Christmas tree, Alec offers a compromise.
15) The blue pickup
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ju-Girl's favorite days are the ones spent with Granddad in his garage, fixing cars and hearing stories about his old blue pickup. Granddad used to drive the blue pickup all over the island, bringing happiness to many. And now it just sits in the driveway. One day, Ju-Girl asks Granddad if he'd ever fix it, and he's unsure at first. But the pair soon finds out just what it takes to restore the memory of the blue pickup and to create new stories along...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Eden Smith moves into the bizarre old mansion housing her grandfather, Vulcan Smith, she discovers a strange society of metalworkers whose mastery verges on the magical, and when her grandfather is punished for rebelling against the guild, Eden must complete a series of deadly feats to save him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Gigi loves the Japan Day Festival! When Ojiji volunteers at the origami booth, Gigi can't wait to make a paper crane like Ojiji's. But folding paper is harder than it looks, and Gigi is disheartened when she sees her paper crane next to Ojiji's. Will Gigi give up or will she try her best?
20) Tea time
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Grampy invites Frannie to tee off with him at the golf course, Frannie and her mother misunderstand and pack a picnic basket for a lovely tea time.
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