The Grandmother Doll

Katy is having a bad day, but a magical doll helps her feel better.

"My Grandma’s Doll” is a story about a loving relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter. It’s about sharing and listening to each other. One day Grandma tells Tammy a story about getting her first doll and how it disappeared. What happens next is for you to discover.

Kiera loves spending time with her grandma. They play dress up. They paint their nails. They make cookies for picnics with Kiera's doll. But then Grandma starts to change. She starts misplacing items and forgetting how to do everyday tasks. Soon she has to move out of her home into a memory-care center for people with Alzheimer's. She starts calling Kiera by a different name. Then Kiera has an idea and finds a new way to enjoy time with her Grandma. A Doll for Grandma is perfect for children grappling with their changing relationship with a family member who has dementia or Alzheimer's disease. A special page with information on helping children understand Alzheimer's disease written by expert Judy Cornish, the founder of the Dementia and Alzheimer's Well Being Networkî is included for family discussion.

When Katy, who has to stay home with the flu, goes to her room and slams the door, an old doll that had belonged to Katy's mother encourages Katy to make things for her.

"Sheila Nickels knows what she'll pick from the treasures stored in her grandmother's attic: an antique doll she loved as a child. But when she arrives to find the doll missing, her search leads her to antique dealer Dwaine Wood's door - and some unexpected feelings. Will a search for a lost childhood treasure end with newfound love?" -- Cover verso.

More than anything, William wants a doll. "Don't be a creep," says his brother. "Sissy, sissy," chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.

Babushka's doll was special. She had played with it only once, when she was a little girl like her high-spirited granddaughter, Natasha. Now Babushka is going to the store and it's Natasha's turn to take the little doll down from the high shelf. When the naughty doll comes to life -- and is even more rambunctious than the little girl herself -- Natasha finds out why playing once with Babushka's doll is enough! Patricia Polacco's beautiful illustrations capture the warmth, humor, and timeless spirit of her magical tale.

When Meg is sent away to recover from an illness her Grandmother gives her what has become known as the Invalid Doll. But there is more to the doll than meets the eye... The Invalid Doll, Jessie, came over the prairies with Meg's Great-Great-Grandmother more than a hundred years ago, and is a special family heirloom. But what is it about the doll that makes her Grandmother's cat hiss and run from the room? When Meg falls asleep holding the doll she wakes up in another time, where she is a girl called Morag, travelling across the prairie in a covered wagon. As Meg's real life becomes more miserable she uses the doll as a means of escape to Morag's happy family and a life full of adventure. But Meg's dream gradually becomes a nightmare. Will she be trapped forever in the past?