I go with my family to gradma's

by Riki Levinson

Dozens of cousins and their families, from all corners of New York City, converge on Grandma's house for a fun-filled family reunion, captured in rich, robust illustrations.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Historical Fiction

8 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cousins, aunts, and uncles are all heading to Grandma's for a big family portrait. Diane Goode's lovely illustrations really make the book special.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3* art
3* story

[June · Rating 3 out of 5]

A NYC book about 5 cousins and the various way the get to Grandma's. 9/5/12

Used in Lap Time because other books didn't come in time. 9/2/14

Didn't go over as well need to look for new young grandparents books

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

rating: 3.5

Captures the concept of family in another era, and introduces a tiny bit about New York City.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

You wouldn't really know this book is historical fiction if it weren't for the illustrations. The text is brief- each cousin lives in a different borough of New York and travels a different way to get to their grandmother's house. It is really the illustrations that contain all of the talking points: the style of dress, the mode of transportation, the number of children, etc. I think if the teacher were able to project the images so that kids could see and make comparisons easily, it would be a much more valuable experience as a read aloud.

[Shanshad Whelan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I live in NYC and I'm a fan of books set here. So this charming picture book that features families from each of the five boroughs each traveling to the Grandma's house (In Manhattan, I'm guessing) is a real treat. It's neat that the book touches Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx and Manhattan and features a different mode of travel in each circumstance. This turn of the century (1900)story gradually fills up Grandmas house with a huge passel of children and grand children. And on the very last page we have everyone posed for a picture together. Charming and worth a few chuckles at times. Readers may have issues with the fact that this tour of NY families does not really capture the multicultural aspect of the city, but for what it is, I really do love this book.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my sister's and my FAVORITE book as children. We used to check it out at the Orem Public Library. We actually had forgotten the title of it and could not find it. When we are a little older, we once went back to the library and fruitlessly searched the shelves for it (we must have had a lot of faith to think we could find it that way!). For my birthday a few years ago my sister gave me a book--this book!! She had found it somehow. It was a priceless gift. Still one of my favorites and I am so excited to share it with my children. The illustrations and different family pictures are just adorable.

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

My all time favorite children's book. THe illustrations are beautiful and captivating. The whole book captures the essence of a large family at the turn of the century.
My older children got this book as a gift as young children when it came out (1987) and I found it in paperback for my youngest children.

[Judy Desetti · Rating 3 out of 5]

On the shelf at MPHM but not one I had read. Was about a large ethnic family and flashed between the past and present.

OKay

[Michelle Farella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful illustrations

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A family favorite. We have been reading this over and over since 2012