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Our Granny
Two children compare their granny with others. Some grannies have thin legs, fat knees, crinkly eyes, or big soft laps. Their granny has a wobbly bottom and wears an old red sweater that was grandpa's. She has a style all her own--and to the children who love her, this granny is perfect. Full of warmth and good humor. Full color.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 30th 1998
by Sandpiper
(first published 1994)
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Our Granny honors grandmothers from all walks of life. Whether they live in an apartment or a trailer, whether they play cards or sing in a band, whether they have had three or six husbands, all grannies are special to someone. One granny in particular means the world to the characters represented in the story. Though the story never reveals the children's names, the key to remember is that they are loved by their grandmother.
This book provides both humor and sentimental value. Text such as "Ou...more
This book provides both humor and sentimental value. Text such as "Ou...more
While this story does a wonderful job giving background on all different kinds of family dynamics and how everyone’s family can be different, I felt the story over all was very repetitive and didn’t really capture my interest. The story would be good for introducing different cultures and interests of people. I was not particularly a fan of the illustrations, I am not sure their medium, but I was just not wowed. This book is by no means a horrible choice for a young reader but I would not recomm...more
Granny's are a bag of all-sorts; some with fat knees, interesting hair, or even a wobbly bottom. They babysit, play golf, drive trucks and perhaps even wear a big bra.
The lovely ladies in this tale are bold, barely dressed, dancing, smiling, remembering and giving smoochy kisses. Gorgeous.
Both the boys loved it (7 & 9), and did exactly what the author intends: to remember and describe their own granny/nana. So simple and elegant in its structure it was a delight to read together.
The lovely ladies in this tale are bold, barely dressed, dancing, smiling, remembering and giving smoochy kisses. Gorgeous.
Both the boys loved it (7 & 9), and did exactly what the author intends: to remember and describe their own granny/nana. So simple and elegant in its structure it was a delight to read together.
Nov 09, 2011
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a fun story about grandmothers. My mother-in-law lives with us, so this book was a great reminder of how lucky we are to have extended family close by (especially since we're military and move fairly often!) I love that it shows that grandmothers come in all shapes and sizes, have all different kinds of hobbies, and yet they still love to give kisses and hugs. I noticed that all of the grannies were rather large and lumpy, though, and that's not the case with all of the grandmothers in o...more
"Some grannies live in... apartments, big old houses, old people's homes, little rooms in the city, trailers, farmhouses, cottages by the ocean, nursing homes, or nowhere at all."
Pros: Interesting look at different grandmas while bringing it back around to narrator's grandma. It was a good length for reading. Cons: Some images and parts of the text were kind of not my style.
Pros: Interesting look at different grandmas while bringing it back around to narrator's grandma. It was a good length for reading. Cons: Some images and parts of the text were kind of not my style.
Though these grandkids point out many different kinds of grandmas, it is clear that they love and are very proud of their own granny. I was rather fond of her, too. Loved the "wobbly bottom" part and how she wears her late husband's old sweater sometimes. This is a sweet story with fun illustrations and a very nice tribute to the many kinds of (equally awesome) grandmothers.
This is a wonderful book that students that live with their grandmother's can read (or even just children that love their grandmothers). Two children are comparing their grandmother that does a lot of things other grandmothers might not do, to other grandmothers in the world. At the end they say they love their grandmother! This is a great book!
This is a hilarious book - talking about all the different kinds of grannies - all shapes and sizes with all kinds of different interests. The illustrations are very funny - depicting the assortment of grannies. The overall message is that what matters the most is the love grandmas have for their grandchildren.
Micah loves this one....he wants me to read it over and over and over. I think it's kind of a silly story and the illustrations are a bit odd (old women in their bras...hmmmm) anyway, Micah really likes the story and he learned what badminton is after we read this book...
I love this book! My granny is my best friend so when I read this book I fell in love with it. This is another story I would read when talking about families and how families are not just moms, dad, brothers, and sisters, but sometimes grandparents can live with you too!
A young boy and girl share the things that some grandmas do, followed by what it is that their granny does. Illustrations are bright and humorous.
I enjoyed this book because it focuses on the day-to-day things between grandmothers and grandchildren from a simple, caring, fun, light-hearted perspective.
I enjoyed this book because it focuses on the day-to-day things between grandmothers and grandchildren from a simple, caring, fun, light-hearted perspective.
My grandmother gave me this book when I told her I wanted to be an elementary school teacher. "Our Granny" uses a variety of adjectives to describe differnt types of grannies, so I would use this book to discuss adjectives and their purpose. The illustrations are simple and so cute in the way they depict differnt kinds of grannies and what they look like and what they do.
This book was very humorous. The book talks about how different all grandmas are, some grandmas are tall, some are short. This book also, what kind of activities grandmas like to do, for example, some grandmas go to college and some go to work.
A story celebrating all kinds of grannies, Australian Maragaret Wild's text is funny and sweet, but Julie Vivas's illustrations of "women of a certain age" will make you laugh out loud and cheer "Yea for Grannies" at the same time.
A fun story that talks about all the old grandmas that each of us see as we grow up, but only ours is the best. Could be a good book for mother's day because grandmas are moms too.
picture book
picture book
Nice book about their granny. Nice book about how everyone is different and how much grandparents are looked up to. No matter hoe different their granny is they love her more than anything!
This book was well written, it's about children and how they love the things that there Granny does compared to other Granny's. Juniors book
Apr 08, 2013
Nerissa Lindauer
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
family,
picture-book
This is a great book to bring up families and if they have a Granny and how they are alike or different from the Granny in the book. This is a great book to use for Text-To-Self.
Cute multi-ethnic story about the variety of kinds of grandmas different kids have.
I liked how this book celebrated the diversity of grannies.
I liked that in this book the Grannys are all doing different things. I enjoy that the Grannys give kisses differently and live in different types of homes. However, I did not like that all of the Grannys had something ugly going on like wobbly bottoms, fat knees or bristly chins. I sure hope that I can keep myself from looking that way when I'm a Granny. The only Granny characteristic that sounded remotely in shape was the one with thin legs, but in the picture she has saggy breasts. This book...more
"Our granny has a wobbly bottom"
Genre: Picture book
Reading Level: Late emergent/early
Topics & Themes: Grandmother's come in all shapes, sizes, clothing, activities
Curricular Use: Read-aloud
Social: Grandmother marches in demonstration
Literary Elements: States variety of things a granny can be, then tells us what their granny does. Gives descriptive lists of granny traits. Humorous and affectionate look at grandmothers
Text & Pictures: Interaction of text and pictures
Reading Level: Late emergent/early
Topics & Themes: Grandmother's come in all shapes, sizes, clothing, activities
Curricular Use: Read-aloud
Social: Grandmother marches in demonstration
Literary Elements: States variety of things a granny can be, then tells us what their granny does. Gives descriptive lists of granny traits. Humorous and affectionate look at grandmothers
Text & Pictures: Interaction of text and pictures
Aug 06, 2007
Charlotte
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents/grandparents of small children
A coworker at the Library I work at introduced me to this charming picture book. I plan to buy copies for our grandchildren.
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