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"In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca watches her grandma create, play, and dance--and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma."--

In this heartwarming picture memoir, Teresa and her younger sister stay in Mexico with Abuelita making memories while their mother is gone. Get a tour of Teresa's quaint village that highlights Mexico's rich culture and strong family bonds.

On her eighth birthday Maude buries a red tin box with some special treasures at the foot of a flowering dogwood tree and makes a promise to herself--and many years later she and her granddaughter travel to her childhood home to dig it up and pass it on.

Eleven-year-old Zander is determined to save his grandmother's nineteen-story out-of-this-world department store from an evil force.

Yumi and her grandmother really want to see each other, but when they both set out from their homes at the same time they keep missing each other.

"Alejo y su abuelo viajan a Buenos Aires a visitar a Jiang Li. En un bello frasco de vidrio llevan un dragón dormido, Panlong, que con su magia hace llover. Y en Buenos Aires hace mucho que no llueve..."-- Provided by publisher.

"When Abuela comes to visit from Peru, she brings a suitcase full of treasures and her granddaughter learns that home is not just a place, but the love between family no matter the distance"-- Provided by publisher.

"It's the hottest day of the year, hotter than broccoli soup, hotter than the Atacama Desert, hotter than the surface of the sun. It's just the right kind of day for a boy and his grandad to go for a picnic. But as the sun beats down, Grandad keeps having to stop for a rest, and by the time they find the perfect picnic spot, some pirates have beaten them to it. Good job they have enough food to share!" --From the publisher.

"A little boy takes a walk to fetch something for his breakfast before sitting down for a meal with his grandmother"--

"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...