Hines – Remember the butterflies

CELC

JEFIC H

Hines

Personal Author:

Hines, Anna Grossnickle.

Title:

Remember the butterflies / by Anna Grossnickle Hines.

Publication info:

New York : Dutton Children’s Books, c1991.

Physical description:

[32] p. : ill. ; ps-2.

Summary:

When Grandpa dies, Holly and Glen remember the special times they had together, gardening, reading, and learning about butterflies.

Subject term:

Death–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Butterflies–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Grandfathers–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0525446796 (lib.bdg.) : 12.95

Gilman – Something from nothing

CELC

JE398.2 G

Gilman

Personal Author:

Gilman, Phoebe, 1940-2002.

Title:

Something from nothing : adapted from a Jewish folktale / Phoebe Gilman.

Publication info:

New York : Scholastic, c1993.

Physical description:

Unpaged: ill.

Series Statement:

(Scholastic hardcover)

Summary:

In this retelling of a traditional Jewish folktale, Joseph’s baby blanket is transformed into ever smaller items as he grows until there is nothing left–but then Joseph has an idea.

Subject term:

Jews–Folklore–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0590472891

Tags:

blankets, children, children’s, family, folklore, folktale, grandparents, Jewish, Judaism, multicultural, predicting ,recycling, sewing

Fox – Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

CELC

JEFIC F

Fox

Personal Author:

Fox, Mem, 1946-

Title:

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge / written by Mem Fox ; illustrated by Julie Vivas.

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publication info:

Brooklyn, N.Y. : Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 1985.

Physical description:

Unpaged : col. ill.

Summary:

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home in which several of his good friends reside. Of course, his favorite is Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, because she has four names just as he does. The only problem is Miss Nancy, who is 96, has “lost” her memory. Undaunted, Wilfred sets out to “find” Miss Nancy’s memory for her. A small boy tries to discover the meaning of “memory” so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

Subject term:

Memory–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Old age–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

091629126X

Tags:

aging ,Alzheimer’s ,caring, children’s, elderly, empathy, family, friends, friendship, grandparents, memories, memory, old age

Pfister – Happy hedgehog

CELC
JEFIC P
Pfister

Personal Author:

Pfister, Marcus.

Uniform title:

[Glückliche Mischka. English]

Title:

The happy hedgehog / Marcus Pfister ; translated by J. Alison James.

Publication info:

New York : North-South Books, 2000.

Physical description:

1 v. (unpaged) : ill.

Summary:

              Mikko the little hedgehog loved his garden. He knew all the animals that lived there. He knew all the plants and flowers too, and he enjoyed learning about their healing powers. He thought he was perfectly content—until the day Grandfather Tarek stopped by and told Mikko he was wasting his time. “Go take a look how others lead their lives!” Tarek tells him. So that’s just what Mikko does.

Subject term:

Hedgehogs–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Happiness–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Contentment–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Grandfathers–Juvenile fiction.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

James, J. Alison.

ISBN:

0735811644 (pbk.)

Erickson – Seven days to care for God’s world

CELC

J231.765 E

Erickson

Personal author:

Erickson, Dean and Donna

Title:

Seven Days to Care for God’s World / by Dean and Donna Erickson.  Illustrated by Kathy Rogers.

Publication info:

Minneapolis MN:  Augsburg, c1991.

Physical description:

Unpaged: col. illus.

Summary:

While visiting his grandparents, a young boy learns how God created the world and what he can do to help take care of it.

Subject term:

Creation—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Ecology—Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

08066025333

Tags:

children, Christian life, ecology, grandparents, nature

Hallinan – My grandma and I

CELC

JEFIC H

Hallinan
Personal Author:
Hallinan, P. K.
Title:
My grandma and I / P.K. Hallinan.
Publication info:
Nashville, Tenn. : CandyCane Press, 2002.
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Summary:
Two children describe the wonderful times they have with their grandfather doing such things as working in the garden, building sandcastles, and going to the movies.
Subject term:
Grandmothers–Juvenile fiction.
Subject term:
Stories in rhyme–Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
0824965132

Hallinan – My grandpa and I

CELC

JEFIC H

Hallinan

Personal Author:

Hallinan, P. K.

Title:

My grandpa and I / P.K. Hallinan.

Publication info:

Nashville, Tenn. : CandyCane Press, 2002.

Physical description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 17 cm.

Summary:

Two children describe the wonderful times they have with their grandfather doing such things as watching television, flying kites, and going camping.

Subject term:

Grandfathers–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Stories in rhyme–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0824965132

Barker – What happened when Grandma died

CELC
JEFIC B
Barker

Personal Author:

Barker, Peggy.

Title:

What happened when grandma died / by Peggy Barker ; illustrated by Patricia Mattozzi.

Publication info:

St. Louis MO : Concordia Pub. House, c1984.

Physical description:

unpaged : ill. (some col.) ;

Summary:

When her grandmother dies, a young girl feels better after her mother reads Bible verses describing God’s plan for everlasting life.

Subject term:

Death–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Grandmothers–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Christian life–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0570040906

Tags:

bereavement, children, children’s books, death, grandma, grandmother, grandparents, grief, heaven, kids, picture book, preschool

Kimmel – Extreme grandparenting

CELC

248.845 K

Kimmel

Personal Author:

Kimmel, Dr. Tim

Title:

Extreme Grandparenting:  the ride of your life: / Dr. Tim andd Darcy Kimmel

Publication info:

Carol Stream IL:  Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., c2007

Physical description:

278 p.:  Notes (pp.278-279)

Summary:

Grandparents have a vital role in the lives of their grandchildren, not only as a mentor and loving family member, but as a spiritual rock during the hard times. Extreme Grandparenting helps readers understand how to make the most of the new role of grandparent and how to grow the next generation for greatness.

Subject term:

Grandparents—Conduct of life

Subject term:

Grandparenting

ISBN-10:

1589974603

ISBN-13:

9781589974709

Tags:

Family, Family life, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Grandparenting