My Grandma is Coming to Town

by Anna Grossnickle Hines

When a familiar phone voice is suddenly there in person, little Albert develops a major case of shyness, but it’s nothing that sharing some favorite rhymes can’t cure.


Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
My grandma is coming to town.
She’ll fly in a great big airplane,
Up in the air and down.

Even though Grandma lives far away, Albert loves talking to her on the
phone and receiving the gifts she sends in the mail. So he’s thrilled that Grandma is coming to visit - until the moment she arrives, when he
suddenly feels strangely shy. But thanks to their favorite rhymes and a bit
of make-believe, a long-distance grandma becomes a wonderful reality in
this sweet, cheerily illustrated story about a special family tie.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[The Library Lady]

Albert and Grandma have a special relationship--but it's always been by mail and phone. When Grandma does finally come to visit, Albert is suddenly shy. But Grandma lets him take his time to get comfortable with his "real Pat A Cake Grandma".

With families living all over the country these days, this is a situation familiar to a lot of kids and their parents. Hines handles it beautifully. The illustrations have a lot of child appeal and really bring out the love between grandma and grandson.