Books with title Grandpa Green

From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Book comes this Caldecott Honor Book, a timeless story of family history, legacy, and love.Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten.In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love; by turns touching and whimsical, it's a stunning picture book that parents and grandparents will be sharing with children for years to come.This title has Common Core connections.Grandpa Green is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Books title for 2011. One of School Library Journal's Best Picture Books of 2011.

From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Book comes a timeless story of family history, legacy, and love. Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farm boy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new audiobook, listeners follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten. In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love; by turns touching and whimsical, it's a stunning audiobook that parents and grandparents will be sharing with children for years to come.

Perfect for all the grandpas who steer the stroller, splash in puddles, and love their grandchildren dearly, this charming board book celebrates the special relationship between grandfathers and their grandkids.Zig! Zag! Zip! Zoom! Go, Grandpa, go! Puddle stomp Muddy romp Go, Grandpa, go! Grandpa is on the go in this charming board book! From pulling the wagon, to swinging on swings, to splashing in puddles, grandpa and grandchild are always having a blast! This board book perfectly captures the special bond that grandfathers have with their grandchildren.

13 year old Lilly has never met her grandparents before. She lives in the big city of Atlanta, Georgia. They live in the middle of nowhere in Kentucky on a farm. Her mother decides it's time for her to meet them after years of not speaking to her parents. Lilly isn't happy about having to spend her summer in the country with grandparents she has never met. As time goes on, Lilly starts to adjust to the country life, and her grandparents, and their old fashioned ways of doing things start to grow on her, especially grandpa. Grandpa starts building a special place in her heart, and they build a heartwarming bond that lasts forever. He teaches her everything she needs to know about love, kindness, patience, hard work and life. This book is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and make you remember all the special memories your grandparents have given you. It's a beautiful story that will make your heart melt. A story for all ages.

This innovative series grew out of a desire to provide all children with the opportunity to see themselves within the books they are reading and to identify with the children and families they see. The diversity of today’s families is clearly captured. The simple text and engaging photographs explore the relationship between very young children and their environment. Grandpa explores a young child’s world using photographs of a variety of children interacting with their grandpas.

Maggie Sullivan is a sweet and precocious young girl growing up in Michigan in the 1980s, who discovers through this 10-book series, that she has some very interesting abilities."All of the Maggie Sullivan books involve things which I, as a child (and probably most pre-teen children), dreamed about being able to do or be." ~ Laurie Lesser HodgsonIn Book 8 of the Maggie Sullivan Series, Maggie deals with the death of her grandfather, and must help her grandmother unravel the mystery surrounding his unfinished business.