Grandpa S Cardigan

Grandma decides to throw away Grandpa's shabby old cardigan, but when he goes to buy a new one just the same, the only place that has one is the opportunity shop.

When grandma tells grandpa that his old grey cardigan is nearing the end of its days he reluctantly goes to town to buy a new one. What a surprise grandma gets when grandpa returns home with his purchase! Picture book for young children and sequel to TGrandpa's Slipper's'. The author and illustrator are New Zealanders. First published in New Zealand by Ashton Scholastic (1993).

All weekend long Grandma tries to dispose of Grandpa's tatty old slippers but he refuses to part with them.

Life is full of challenges for thirteen-year-old Liza. She is already having trouble coping with the death of a local homeless man when she learns that her family's apple tree will need to be chopped down. If that wasn't enough, the new principal at school keeps blocking her attempts for a positive outlet by refusing permission for every project that GRRR! (Girls for Renewable Resources, Really!) and BRRR! (Boys for Renewable Resources, Really!) proposes. Liza starts to feel like she needs to create change in her world without seeking permission. When she chooses the school grounds as the site for her latest endeavor, she may have gone too far.

The family cat is missing and while Grandma insists that it will turn up, Grandpa is determined to find his precious moggy even if it means turning the house upside down.

When the family invite Grandma and Grandpa to the beach, Grandpa has to hunt out his beach shorts. His old beach clothes (you can't wear THEM to the beach) turn out to be quite a fashion statement for the kids. Illustrated with full-page colour drawings. A sequel to 'Grandpa's Slippers' and 'Granpa's Cardigan'.

The family has invited Grandma and Grandpa to join them at the beach so Grandpa begins to hunt for his beach shorts. "They'll have been thrown out years ago," Grandma tells him. But Grandpa is determined to find them.