Estrellita en la ciudad grande / Estrellita in the Big City
Relates, in Spanish and English, a telephone conversation in which young Estrellita, who has recently moved to Brooklyn, New York, tells her grandmother, who still lives in Puerto Rico, all about her...
View ArticleThe Case of the Missing Deed
Five cousins are looking forward to their annual vacation at their grandmother’s cottage. None of them knows that this may be their last such summer. A mining company has set its sights on the land and...
View ArticleA Gift From The Sea (Hindi-English)
Rani spends a day at the beach and wants to take back a gift for her grandmother. She finds many things on the sand: a feather, a slipper, flowers, even a starfish.
View ArticleMalaika’s Costume
Disappointed and upset at her grandmother’s hand-me-down costume, Malaika leaves the house, running into Ms. Chin, the tailor, who offers Malaika a bag of scrap fabric. With her grandmother’s help,...
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Abuelita Full Of Life/Abuelita Llena De Vida
Jose is not sure what to expect when his grandmother from Mexico moves in…except that he will certainly have to change his ways. What he discovers is that he doesn’t mind one bit. Abuelita is full of...
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A Sunburned Prayer
As he makes a 17-mile pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayo that he hopes will save his grandma from cancer, 11-year-old Eloy is joined by a friendly dog that helps him keep going. The post A...
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A Little Salmon For Witness
On Good Friday, a school holiday in Trinidad, Rajiv spends the day searching for a special birthday present for his grandmother. The post A Little Salmon For Witness appeared first on ICCAL.
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Almost A Full Moon
Almost a Full Moon is a warm-hearted story of family, community, food and home. A boy and his grandmother host a gathering in their small cabin in the middle of winter. Friends travel from near and...
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Azzi In Between
Azzi and her parents are in danger. They have to leave their home and escape to another country on a frightening journey by car and boat. In the new country they must learn to speak a new language,...
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Babushka’s Doll
Natasha isn’t really a bad girl. It’s just that she wants to play on the swing now, not after the wash has been hung up to dry. And she wants her soup now, not after the goats have been fed. Looking...
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Big Moon Tortilla
When Marta ruins her homework and breaks her glasses, her grandmother soothes her with an ancient story and one of her delicious tortillas. The post Big Moon Tortilla appeared first on ICCAL.
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Braids/Trencitas
This bilingual story shows the importance of family and of reading, while also emphasizing the rewards of passing along cultural traditions. Beautiful illustrations portray the moving story of Bela and...
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Can’t Scare Me!
A fearless little boy ignores Grandma’s warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant’s three-headed brother. The post Can’t Scare Me! appeared first on ICCAL.
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Come Back, Grandma
Bessie misses her grandmother when she dies, but when Bessie grows up, she has a little girl of her own who looks and behaves just like Grandma. The post Come Back, Grandma appeared first on ICCAL.
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Roimata and the Forest of Tane
In this story a little girl, Roimata comes and stays with her grandmother. The grandmother tells her the story of a old tawa tree which was in front of their house. And how a storm comes and blows the...
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Osa’s Pride
Osa’s grandmother tells her a tale about the sins of pride and helps Osa gain a better perspective on what things are important. The post Osa’s Pride appeared first on ICCAL.
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Akilak’s Adventures
When Akilak must travel a great distance to another camp to gather food, she thinks she will never be able to make it. With a little help from her grandmother’s spirit, and her own imagination to keep...
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I Really Want To See You, Grandma
Yumi and her grandmother have the same great idea: They want to see each other. So they each head out to do just that, only to completely miss each other along the way! No problem they’ll just head...
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The Acb With Honora Lee
Perry’s mother and father are busy people … they’re impatient, they’re tired, they get cross easily. And they think that only children, like Perry, should be kept busy. On Saturday mornings Perry and...
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When I Found Grandma
When Maya’s grandma makes a surprise visit from thousands of miles away, Maya is delighted. But her excitement doesn’t last long. When Grandma picks her up from school, she wears fancy clothes and...
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