With Emphasis on the Grand!
This
bibliography of resources available for both grandchildren and grandparents
recognizes just how important the grandparent/grandchild relationship is.
Evelyn Smith
Storybooks about
Grandparents*:
Ancoma, George.
(2005). Mis abuelos = My grandparents. Somos Latinos/We Are Latinos. (Rpt. 2012).
Danbury, Connecticut: Children’s Press [Scholastic].
The Guarva children enjoy many
activities with their grandparents--playing chess, shopping for groceries, and
helping to prepare dinner--in this dual language book written and illustrated by
author/photographer George Ancora (ages 6-8).
Carlston, Nancy White.
(1987). The Moon came too. New
York: Macmillian.
This storybook for children age three and up tells in
rhyme a little girl’s plans to visit grandmother’s house. Granny may be drawn stereotypically, with
orthopedic shoes and her hair in a bun, but preschool and first
grade readers will enjoy the girl’s long list of items that she plans to take on her
trip.
Haywood, Carolyn.
(2987). Hello, Star. Morrow:
New York.
A five-year girl spends the summer in the country at
grandmother’s house.
Soetoro-Ng, Maya. (2011). Ladder to the Moon. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick.
A literary folk tale, written in response to daughter
Sohalia’s questions about Grandmother Annie, President Barack Obama’s
half-sister weaves a tribute to Stanley Anne Dunham.
Connect with grandchildren
by downloading the A Story Before Bed
app. A Story Before Bed is the only
service that lets parents and grandparents record a children's book online with
audio and video while pre-recorded books are on sale as well. Children can
then play back the recording as often as they like on iPad, iPhone, Mac, or PC.
For more information, go to http://www.astorybeforebed.com/
Adult Fiction*:
Hart, Carolyn.
(2009). Merry, merry ghost. A Bailey
Ruth Mystery. New York: William Morrow
(Large Print, Books on Tape).
The Heavenly Department of Good Intentions sends the late Bailey Ruth back to Adelaide
Oklahoma, to protect a small child, foil a murder, and save Christmas.
Morsi, Pamela. (2009). Red’s hot honky-tonk bar. Toronto, Canada: Mira [Harlequin].
Red Cullen, not the usual granny, but a 46-year-old,
midriff barring, tight jeans wearing owner of a San Antonio bar, must cope when she
takes in her worldly wise 9-year-old granddaughter and 6-year-old grandson
while her soldier daughter is stationed overseas in this atypical romance.
Adult Biography*:
Roosevelt, Curtis.
(2008). Too close to the sun:
Growing up in the shadow of my grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor. Jackson, Tennessee: Public Affairs.
Curtis Roosevelt, age 3, his sister, Eleanor, age 9, and
his separated mother, Anna Roosevelt Dall, moved into the White House following
his parents’ separation whereupon Curtis gives a child-eye view of growing up
in the company of Papa and Grandmeré
Roosevelt. Although Curtis idolizes his
grandparents, he leads a lonely and socially isolated existence.
Jasper, Kenji. (2005). The House on Childress Street.
New York: Harlem Moon/Broadway Books.
Novelist Kenji Jasper sets out to learn about his
grandfather, a journey back in time that takes him from Washington, D. C., to
Virginia, North Carolina, and Brooklyn.
Adult
Nonfiction (How-to & Self-help)*:
Ford, Judy. (1997). Wonderful ways to love a grandchild. Newburyport
Press, Massachusetts: Conari. [electronic resource].
Ford offers sixty practical suggestions on how
grandparents can take an active part in their grandchildren’s lives—a skill
that take clarity, connection, and courage to achieve.
Gehring, Abigail R. (2012). The simple joys of grandparenting: stories,
nursery rhymes, recipes, games, crafts, and more. New York: Skyhorse
Publishing.
This collection puts at the reader’s fingertips many of
the skills and resources he or she may have forgotten from way back when,
including a selection of classic children’s stories and poems, how-to-make arts and crafts
directions for sock puppets and homemade finger paint crafts, recipes for
mini-pizzas, mac’n cheese, and chocolate chip cookies, how-to keep journal
entries that prompt conversation with the grandkids, and fun ways to teach
family history.
Hartt, Walter, Cross, Wilbur, & Hartt, Marilyn. The complete idiots guide to grandparenting
[electronic resource]. (1997). New York: Alpha [Random House/ Penguin].
Idiot’s Guide Series book provides tips for grandparents
on childproofing their home and staying close to long-distance grandchildren.
LeShan, Edna J.
(1984). Grandparents: A special
kind of love. New York: Macmillian.
Although Edna LeShan started out as a child psychologist,
she came to specialize in writing books for and about senior adults. Thus, her two loves come together in this book.
Westheimer, Ruth K. (1998). Grandparenthood. London: Routledge.
Dr. Ruth counsels grandparents on how to establish and
maintain a meaningful relationship with their grandchildren, manage visits,
gifts, and handle grandchildren whose parents have divorced or are in
non-traditional relationships.
*McGregor residents with a
Waco-McLennan County Library card may request any books in the Waco-McLennan
County Library be delivered to them at the McGinley Memorial Library
free-of-charge.
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How to be a better grandparent. (2013, July). Helpguide.org. Harvard Health Publications. Retrieved from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grandparenting.htm
Webpage explains what’s so grand about being a
grandparent as well as detailing the role a grandparent plays in his or her
grandchildren’s lives. It also lists
common pitfalls of grandparents and provides the reader with some inspired
grandparenting tips. Finally, the
Website gives users links filed with related articles on grandparents and healthy
aging along with lots of additional resources and references of interest to
grandparents.
Kornhaber,
Arthur. (2012). Grandparenting.org.
Foundation for Grandparenting.
Retrieved
from http://grandparenting.org/
Website
offers interactive ideas, activities and resources. Dr. Kornhaber answers readers questions, furnishes links to newsworthy articles on grandparenting, promotes ideas and activities for
grandparents, and provides them with resources on such topics as long-distance
grandparenting, grandparents as spiritual guides, and helping with a
grandchild’s college tuition.
USA.gov Grandparents Page:
Grandparents
raising grandparents. (2013, August 23).
Retrieved from
Website
provides Federal links for benefit assistance, health and safety records, and
data and publications as well as a link to state resources.
Online Magazines for Grandparents:
Christian Grandparents Network. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.christiangrandparenting.net/
Website
contains blogs, prayers, articles and resources of particular interest to
Christian grandparents. An iTunes link
also takes users to GGN educational podcasts.
United
Kingdom based Website provides lots of links of interests to grandparents as
well as blogs and related visits. Proud
grandparents can also submit a Grandphoto of the week.
All
inclusive Website covers family relationships, food and leisure, health and
well bieing, and money issues. A
grandparents’ toolkit links readers with a kid’s activity finder, an ages and
stages link, a toy and gift finder, a grandparent name finder, and a city
guide. A Grand Deals section links
readers to contests and discounts; a Community page contains forums and blogs,
and a Grand Corps page provides links to volunteer organizations. Finally, a Games section will keep dementia at
bay with all kinds of challenging Online card and word games.
Weekly
Online magazine for grandparents published since 1995, Grandtimes provides its
readership with articles on cooking, finance and law, aging, health, free legal
advice, and nostalgia and fiction.
Grandparent Information and Tips.
(2013). Third Age.com. Third Age Media, LLC. Retrieved from
http://www.thirdage.com/grandparenting
The
Grandparent Information and Tips section of Third Age.com contains information
on Parenting the Second Time Around and 21st-century Grandparenting. While the Web magazine provides links to
sections dealing with health & Wellness, Aging Well, and Beauty &
Style. Readers can also access a Third
Age Online dating site from this page.
