Grandma Forgets

Nine-year-old Leo loves his strong-willed, funny, and quirky Grandma Carol, even though her memory problems create all sorts of adventures. After a fire breaks out in Grandma Carol’s living room, Leo’s Mom and Dad decide to hire a caregiver to live with her. Leo is no longer allowed to spend as much time with her as he wants to. But Carol, who has always been a free spirit, is not willing to lose her independence: she plays tricks, hides, and even goes so far as to run away from her caregiver. Then, one night, a thief with extra-long arms arrives at Grandma’s apartment building... Tzofit Ofengenden’s comic novel, told from Leo’s innocent but sharp-eyed point of view, is well-observed and cleverly plotted, with wonderfully surreal touches.

A child’s love for a grandmother with memory loss shines through in this deeply personal and lyrical tale from author Reeve Lindbergh. Sometimes Tom’s grandmother forgets the way home from the market, or that Tom’s name is Tom and not Roy. But Tom doesn’t mind. He loves to help his grandmother and just spend time with her. The special bond between a beloved grandmother affected by memory loss and her devoted grandson is described in Reeve Lindbergh’s most personal book for children, one that is based on her own and her son’s relationship with her mother in the last years of her life. Kathryn Brown’s watercolor illustrations tenderly capture the unique characters — and the love that is universal.

Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things…like turning off the stove, or Lucky’s name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn’t realize how bad things are. That is until he’s gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can’t hide what’s happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren’t. And some really, really aren’t. Is it possible to find a home again when the only one you’ve ever known has been taken from you?

GRANDMA'S MEMORIES I 1888 book by Mary D. BrinePresented by Jean Elizabeth Ward with poems by Edgar A. Guest, Ruby Johnson, Janie Beyer, Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, The 3 Bronte Sisters, Delmira Agustini, Emily Dickinson, Anne Bradstreet, Amy Lowell, Elizabeth Browning, Robert Browing, Xo Xuan Huong, Shel Silverstein, Mary Howitt, Edgar A. Poe, Wm. Blake, Jane Austen, and many more. An Homage to Helen Bannerman with the stores of Little Wilma White and Little White Jimbo. A tapestry of poems woven within charming illustrations, with vintage and also the new, including a Grandparent's Rap Poem.

"Grandma's Memories" by Mary D. Brine is a collection of verses, songs, and illustrations that, when brought together like they are in this touching little book, piece together a brilliant picture of a woman's past. Childhood, being a young bride, and the fears and trials of growing up are all explored in this little book that will not only fascinate readers, but also inspire them to look at their own family histories with fondness.

A young girl describes her special relationship with her grandmother, both before and after Grandma contracts Alzheimer's Disease.