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Title:

In my grandmother's house : award-winning authors tell stories about their grandmothers / compiled and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen.

Publisher:

HarperCollins,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xi, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Grandmothers--Juvenile literature.
Grandmothers.
Grandmothers.

Other Authors:

Christensen, Bonnie.

Contents:

The naked truth / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Rhizomes / by Minfong Ho -- The grannies / by Pat Cummings -- The doctor's daughter / by Diane Stanley -- Grandma and her needle / by Beverly Cleary -- A visit to Grandma's / by Gail Carson Levine -- And then another locust came and took away another grain of corn / by Jean Craighead George -- Granny was a gambler / by Beverley Naidoo -- Fairy grandmother / by Bonnie Christensen -- To my Nai Nai / by Ji-li Jiang -- The best parts / by Joan Abelove -- My Abuelita, my paradise / by Alma Flor Ada.

Summary:

Twelve children's book authors present short stories about their grandmothers, reflecting upon on the ways these women shaped their lives. Includes such writers as Beverly Cleary, Alma Flor Ada, and Gail Carson Levine.

Indexed by:

Kirkus Review

ISBN:

9780060291105 (lib. bdg.)
0060291109 (lib. bdg.)
9780060291099
0060291095

LCCN:

2002151601

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)