Review of Love, Grandma
Posted: 05 Jan 2022, 18:20
[Following is a volunteer review of "Love, Grandma" by Ann Morris.]
Love, Grandma, in addition to being a sweet story about playing with grandma, is a thought-provoking book about what the future generation of grandmothers will be like. I remember playing with my grandma's button collection, and my grandchildren have certainly played with mine, but I am almost positive that none of my daughters have jars of random buttons in their homes.
Ann Morris, the author, writes about the activities that she shares with her two granddaughters. She states that this is her first story written in rhyme. Except for a few end lines that don't rhyme (beads/returned and fun/Mom) the rhyme scheme is consistent. The bouncy meter is perfect for reading aloud.
The illustrator, David Gnass, uses subdued colors on white or pale backgrounds. The five family members display diversity through their skin tones and hair coloring. The cover shows the grandma with her two granddaughters sitting on a garden swing feeding the birds. The artwork captures the loving bond that the trio share.
I especially like that the grandmother's physique is realistic. Also, she is sometimes shown wearing glasses, which adds another realistic element. One negative that I found is that in one of the illustrations, the girls are putting on a puppet show with stuffed animals. The text mentions a frog as one of the featured characters, but there is no frog in the picture. I suspect that children would notice the missing animal.
In an era where even infants are shown on social media clips holding cell phones, it is refreshing to be reminded of the joys of reading books, baking cookies, and creating pictures from a button jar.
There were no errors in the text; the book was professionally edited. My rating is 4 out of 4. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to hear about the good old days and desires to pass that nostalgia on to their children.
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Love, Grandma
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Love, Grandma, in addition to being a sweet story about playing with grandma, is a thought-provoking book about what the future generation of grandmothers will be like. I remember playing with my grandma's button collection, and my grandchildren have certainly played with mine, but I am almost positive that none of my daughters have jars of random buttons in their homes.
Ann Morris, the author, writes about the activities that she shares with her two granddaughters. She states that this is her first story written in rhyme. Except for a few end lines that don't rhyme (beads/returned and fun/Mom) the rhyme scheme is consistent. The bouncy meter is perfect for reading aloud.
The illustrator, David Gnass, uses subdued colors on white or pale backgrounds. The five family members display diversity through their skin tones and hair coloring. The cover shows the grandma with her two granddaughters sitting on a garden swing feeding the birds. The artwork captures the loving bond that the trio share.
I especially like that the grandmother's physique is realistic. Also, she is sometimes shown wearing glasses, which adds another realistic element. One negative that I found is that in one of the illustrations, the girls are putting on a puppet show with stuffed animals. The text mentions a frog as one of the featured characters, but there is no frog in the picture. I suspect that children would notice the missing animal.
In an era where even infants are shown on social media clips holding cell phones, it is refreshing to be reminded of the joys of reading books, baking cookies, and creating pictures from a button jar.
There were no errors in the text; the book was professionally edited. My rating is 4 out of 4. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to hear about the good old days and desires to pass that nostalgia on to their children.
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Love, Grandma
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To me this book became a time-machine to my childhood years 
Thank you very much for this insightful review!