I Remember Grandpa

Bobby, a West Virginia boy, leaves the beauty of his mountain home and the security of his beloved grandparents to move with his parents to the city, where he can get a good education and where his father can earn a better living.

When Grandma comes down with a "bad case of sadness" one year after Grandpa's death, Daysha collects objects that will remind her grandmother of Daysha's grandfather.

Following artist Jim Daly's top-selling Grandma, Do You Remember When? (more than 140,000 copies sold), this latest heirloom-worthy journal will encourage grandfathers to record their legacy of stories, facts, dreams, favorites, and milestones. Alongside Daly's nostalgic and memory-inspiring artwork, the quest to share the details of a life's journey and a heart's treasures is made easier with guided questions and ample room for responses. Families will enjoy this keepsake that overflows with a grandfather's unique history and his hopes for the next generation.

Wouldn't it be nice to find ways to help a loved one suffering from dementia? Children may not understand what is really happening to their loved one, but they want to be helpful! This picture book aids children in understanding how they can help a loved one who is having trouble remembering things. This story follows a little boy and his grandpa. The boy and his grandpa always did things together like take walks, read stories, and play music. And then one day the boy's grandpa didn't remember his name. The boy's mom gives him advice on how he can help his grandpa. And then we see the little boy helping his grandpa. The boy takes walks with his grandpa, he reads to his grandpa, and he plays music for his grandpa. The boy realizes that although his grandpa doesn't remember his NAME, his grandpa does remember HIM.This is an important book as our population ages and more loved ones become afflicted with dementia. Learning how best to help these loved ones should be discussed. There can be a tendency to shelter our children from seeing their loved ones decline. But children can help and children want to be helpful. This story provides some concrete examples of how children might help a loved one suffering from dementia.The author is a retired teacher who lost her father to Alzheimer's a few years ago. This book is based on her family's experiences with her father during his illness. Her father enjoyed all the activities shared in this book, and the author knows her father's last years were more pleasant because they worked to keep him as engaged as possible.

"Discover his stories, share his life, and creating a lasting keepsake together. Within each family lies a treasure of memories and experiences. Things that define who Grandpa is. That reflect the love he shares. Discover together the stories he holds close to his heart with these pages, filled with meaningful questions to answer. Once written, these stories will create a priceless keepsake for the whole family. Grandpa, your life is a gift. You hold within you a story that only you can share. Use these pages to fill with your one-of-a-kind memorieswhether it's a special moment from your childhood, an unforgettable adventure, or a piece of advice to share. Speak from the heart, in your own wordsit doesn't need to be formal or complex. Because when you are finished, you will create a gift that will be loved for generations."

A 2019 Schneider Family Award Honor Book! What’s Happening to Grandpa meets Up in this tender, sensitive picture book that gently explains the memory loss associated with aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s. James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad when he was young and Grandma when they were married. Grandpa has balloons about camping and Aunt Nelle’s poor cow. Grandpa also has a silver balloon filled with the memory of a fishing trip he and James took together. But when Grandpa’s balloons begin to float away, James is heartbroken. No matter how hard he runs, James can’t catch them. One day, Grandpa lets go of the silver balloon—and he doesn’t even notice! Grandpa no longer has balloons of his own. But James has many more than before. It’s up to him to share those balloons, one by one.

Henry and his mom feel Grandpa's love in all his special places: in the rocking chair where he read stories with silly voices, in the cucumbers that always made him hiccup, and in the jewelry box he used to wind up so they could dance. As they remember the many loving moments they shared, they work through their grief. Remembering Sundays with Grandpa illustrates how even when someone is no longer part of the physical world, their love lives on forever.

"To love someone is to know the song in their heart, and sing it when their memory fails." These anonymous words were taken from the desk of the social worker who treated my Aunt Lois, a victim of Alzheimer's Disease. The quote is the basis of the story Grandpa's Remembering Book. Through the eyes of grandson, Robbie, the steps in passing the memories from one generation to another while providing the Alzheimer's victim with a means of connecting to a happier time is demonstrated. The practical text engages the reader in a journey of empathy depicting a tool to use with memory loss in loved ones.