My Grandma and Me

In a true tale of a young girl in Iran and her grandmother, this beautiful ode to family celebrates small moments of love that become lifelong memories.

In this big universe full of many moons, I have traveled and seen many wonders, but I have never loved anything or anyone the way I love my grandma.

While Mina is growing up in Iran, the center of her world is her grandmother. Whether visiting friends next door, going to the mosque for midnight prayers during Ramadan, or taking an imaginary trip around the planets, Mina and her grandma are never far apart. At once deeply personal and utterly universal, Mina Javaherbin's words make up a love letter of the rarest sort: the kind that shares a bit of its warmth with every reader. Soft, colorful, and full of intricate patterns, Lindsey Yankey's illustrations feel like a personal invitation into the coziest home, and the adoration between Mina and her grandma is evident on every page.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/13/2019
ISBN: 9780763694944
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 8.60w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2019 pg. 95
Foreword 06/26/2019
Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 74
School Library Journal 08/01/2019 pg. 57
Shelf Awareness 08/20/2019
Publishers Weekly 09/09/2019
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 70

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 507360 / My Grandma and Me
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5