Grandpa’s Boots By: Louise Davis Every evening, Klair knows Grandpa is home from his hard ranch work when she hears the clink, clink, clink of his spurs. Klair wants to be just like Grandpa and have a pair of boots of her own. One day, Klair joins Grandpa for a day of work on his cattle ranch. Grandpa’s rules are simple: help, listen, and don’t complain. Klair works hard all day to be just like Grandpa. But will it be enough? Grandpa’s Boots is a loving tale about the wonderful lessons we can learn from our family.

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Grandpa, Tell Me a Story is a collection of short stories inspired by the inquisitive minds of children looking for a way to comprehend the world around them with stories like "Freddie the Flicker", "Randy the Raindrop", and "Douglass Dirt"; the complex interactions between people with stories like "Recluse the Moose" and "Trust"; and life-lessons stories like "Be Kind to Animals", "Robbie and Bobbie Boots", and "Thought that Became a Word." Each of the stories is based on actual interactions between Grandpa and his Grandchildren. The author used his imagination, the Bible, and the wisdom of a grandparent to provide stories that young people can understand. The author hopes the stories provide insight and a framework for moms and dads to explain the tough questions kids can ask.

Grandpa’s Tall Tales is a heartwarming series of stories about an inquisitive young boy, Jack, and his special bond with his grandpa. Perfect for parent-child reading time, each story features common phrases for children to learn and join in with. The series is sequential, introducing new characters and building on the traits of the main characters as it progresses. The first story, "Winter Robin," sets the stage for the series and concludes with one of Grandpa’s tall tales. Join Jack and his grandpa on their adventures and wait for more tales to unfold in the following weeks." Each story: is fully illustrated as pictures complement the tales, can be read as a standalone tale as well as being part of a series, starts with an introduction to the family and main characters of the series which changes with each story to reinforce the independence of each tale, is based upon common sayings or characteristics all relating to animals which are an endless source of fascination to children, will be a combination of comedy, observation and sometimes emotion. ... is a very tall tale indeed!

This is the real-life story of a boy-child's journey to man-child whose start in life began in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the Great Depression. The journey takes him to Colorado, where for the first ten years of his life, he was raised by his maternal grandparents, with stop-offs from time to time with foster parent friends of his mother. He was placed in a home for needy children during the war years, 1942-1945. He left the home in 1946 at age 15 and journeyed the difficult teen years as a high school dropout taking jobs ranging from the work camps of the forest service to the oil fields of Wyoming and the fishing boats of California. His feelings, thoughts, and actions along the way are those of a boy-some dumb, some silly, and some maybe even profound. He knew cruel and frozen homelessness and hunger firsthand, as well as the kindness of strangers. The reader will meet the mentors who helped shape the boy's life: the loving and caring grandmother, the hard-as-nails grandfather, the nineteen-year-old seductress, the pool shark instructor, the crap shooters, the ex-GIs, some tough guys, some delicate guys, some good girls, some bad girls, and some people dumb as a rock and some smart as a whip. They all contributed to who the boy became.

An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees. May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. It was during this pivotal time in May’s childhood that she learned to take care of herself, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature. The bees became a guiding force in May’s life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places, and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.

This book was written for my Grandchildren, but may be of general interest. It describes the experiences of a child refugee and his education and subsequent integration in society as a husband and father with a career.