Remembering Grandma / Recordando a Abuela

A poignant bilingual picture book about the death of a grandparent Like most Saturdays, Mr. Garcia's rooster wakes Lorena much earlier than she wants to wake up. Lorena pulls the covers over her head to block out the day, but she knows she has to get up. Today is no ordinary Saturday. She and her mother will be going to Grandpa's house. Since Grandma's recent death, everything has changed for Lorena. Her mother often cries, and Grandpa sits motionless in his chair staring out the window. Though Mama says Grandma must be in heaven, Lorena misses Grandma, too. She can't see or touch heaven. Where is Grandma? At Grandpa's house, Lorena tries to help him stop grieving, but not even Grandma's miracle words, "sana, sana, colita de rana..." work. How can Lorena help Grandpa? Lorena notices a beautiful carved chest in the corner of the room. When Lorena opens it, she sees a tangle of colors, fabrics, and keepsakes from when Grandma was alive. Will the treasured memories inside be able to bring her Grandpa back, to bring back the life in his eyes? The charming illustrations bring Lorena's memories of her grandmother to life in this bilingual picture book for readers aged 3-7 that will help children discover that sometimes, heaven isn't as far away as it seems.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pinata Books
Published: 05/01/2003
ISBN: 9781558853447
Pages: 1
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 11.44h x 8.66w x 0.36d

Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2003 pg. 1668
School Library Journal 07/01/2003 pg. 121
Multicultural Review 03/01/2004 pg. 92
Ingram Children's Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 41
Criticas 11/01/2003

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 75729 / Remembering Grandma
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5