Grandma Came To Visit

Grandma Came to Visit is an original story about caring and feelings, being happy and positive and told through the eyes of a child who clearly has a loving relationship with her Grandma. The theme throughout is of kindness with Grandma wanting to shower the child with gifts. This book is current and topical in respect of Grandma forgetting things but most of all, conveys a message that by sharing emotions and caring will lead to happiness and well-being. This book is to be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Grandma is excited about travelling to the Central Coast to mind her Grandchildren during the school holidays. However, Grandma and Grandson Tarj have a little secret together that they can’t tell Tarj's little sister Ivie yet. Ivie still has to go to pre-school, but Tarj is staying very quiet as he is having a special day out with Grandma. It was a day of exploring, adventure, storytelling, funny moments and lots of laughs together... Hence, the story of how the book came about, by keeping a very active grandson busy for the day. 'When Grandma Comes to Visit' is a lovely story about the special bond between a Grandma and her grandson.

When Tina and her parents go to spend Thanksgiving with Grandma in her new Florida condominium, they are surprised to find that she is very different from when she lived on the farm.

When a familiar phone voice is suddenly there in person, little Albert develops a major case of shyness, but it’s nothing that sharing some favorite rhymes can’t cure.

In story fashion gives exercises in telling time, using an attached clock face with movable hands, which is visible through a hole in the book.

Grace says goodbye to Grandmother in this touching book about love and loss. Grandmother lives with Grace’s family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Suddenly, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother’s room is empty. And soon after, she is buried. After the funeral, Grace’s mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother’s spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye. Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations show the love between a child and her grandmother in this story that will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one. Betty Quan’s picture-book debut is haunting yet hopeful. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Staring out the car window at the road flashing by, a young girl explains to her new baby brother what happens When You Visit Grandma and Grandpa: you get to play hide and seek with Grandma in the summer and carve pumpkins with her in the fall. Pausing to ask, "Are we there yet?" one more time, she continues: in the winter, you get to build snow forts with Grandpa and watch his magic tricks during spring rains.

Two children are excited as they prepare to visit their grandmother in her village. They enjoy life in the village so much that they don't want to leave.