A Grandma Like Yours/A Grandpa Like Yours

by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Barb Bjornson (Illustrator)

Overview

Portrays, through whimsical animal illustrations and rhymes, the characteristics of a wonderful assortment of Jewish grandmothers and grandfathers. Read about grandmas, bubbes, and saftas from the front of the book and then flip it over to read about grandpas, zaydes and sabas from the other side!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580131681
Publisher:	Kar-Ben Publishing
Publication date:	02/15/2006
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum has an MA from Bank Street College of Education, and lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, with her husband and kids. Her previous children's books include A Grandma Like Yours/A Grandpa Like Yours.

Barb Bjornson attended the Bougie School of Fine Arts where she studied classical realism but now prefers to create more whimsical humorous illustrations from her imagination. Her work has won numerous awards including a Midwest Publishers Association Award.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 1-With charming illustrations and a singsong rhyming text, this flipbook appeals on many levels. "Bubbe," "savta," "nana"-these are all names Jewish children call their grandmothers. Each richly colored spread depicts a doting grandma engaged in an activity that best displays her own special loving ways. Chimpanzee nana bakes a challah and then goes outside to play catch; bow-wowing bubbe rides a moped while delivering treats for Purim; and grandmother bunny makes seder "each year for 23 cousins all equally dear." Zebra "zaydes," snail "sabas," and porcupine "papas" conduct themselves similarly on the flipside. Utilizing a dense palette of purples, reds, blues, and greens, the whimsical illustrations are full of expressive characters exuding lots of love. Especially appealing is the center spread, where a human grandma and granddaughter float lazily along a river reflecting a grandpa and grandson (thus the flip), while the riverbank is lined with cloudlike reflections of the animals seen earlier in the text. Although this book is geared toward a Jewish audience, the warm and loving portrayal of the special relationship between grandparents and their beloved grandchildren shines through on every page, making this a lovely choice for Grandparents Day in any community.-Teri Markson, Stephen S. Wise Temple Elementary School, Los Angeles Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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