"Terrific as a read-aloud... a wonderful message of tolerance, acceptance, and unconditional love."- Amy Shepherd, School Library Journal A laugh-out-loud story about a karate-chopping grandma that will have children wondering what exceptional, out-of-the-box and surprising talents their grandparents might have! When Ethan’s grandma suggests they take a zip line to school, Ethan realizes that his grandma is a little different. In fact, she’s a ninja! Ethan is soon the hit of the school when his grandma drops from the ceiling at show-and-tell, and teaches the kids karate moves and how to do back flips in slow motion. But having a ninja for a grandma is not everything Ethan hoped it would be. When his grandma deflates his team’s soccer ball, everyone is upset—including Ethan. Why can’t he just have a regular grandma? he wonders, until his new karate moves help him out during the championship game and everyone is happy that his grandma isn't quite ordinary.

Ninja Grandma is a story about a boy named Glenn, who discovers there is more to a Grandparent than he realizes. My aim in this story is to help children to see that the meaning to be found here can be extrapolated to other people they know: that people whom they may perceive as boring (different, strange) can be quite unexpectedly interesting. The story begins with Glenn, the Hero, complaining about being forced by Mum (Libby), to stay over-night at his Gma s. He worries it will be boring as he sees there is nothing that interests him there. At first Glenn finds his Gma boring but soon discovers that she is quite unique and amazing. She is considerate of his wants and needs, and she turns out to be exciting. Glenn had no idea that his old Gma is a Ninja! Not just any old Ninja, but a Pink Ninja: one who battles with the bad Ninjas . She has been doing it for a long time and even her daughter, Glenn s Mum, does not know about her secret skills. Glenn knows that his Gma is different to his parents and himself, and is pleasantly surprised that she is aware of his needs and wants; she does not hurry him along. His Gma turns out to be very clever and very different to what he expected. Glenn learns, in an action packed story, that when people seem boring or different, we do not really know the full story on them. They can be very surprising in their abilities and then we find them extremely interesting; not so boring after all and fun to be with. In fact, life can be pretty exciting when we are around them! He also learns that we all have different life stories and that contributes to misunderstanding between people.

A rhyming story about a little bunny who spends the day baking with Grandma.

In this new edition to the Little Kunoichi series, author and illustrator Sanae Ishida introduces us to Ba-chan, Little Kunoichi's wise, creative, and eccentric grandmother. Anything is possible with Ba-chan! It's summer and Little Kunoichi's friends are away on vacation. After exploring every nook and cranny of her super, super secret island home with her pet, Bunny, she is bored, bored, BORED! Little Kunoichi shares her ideas to spice things up--a new bike, another pet--with her parents. But they have a better idea: a visit to her wise, quirky, and creative grandma, Ba-chan! Little Kunoichi, joined by her little brother and Bunny, is excited for her visit. They are met with many surprises as they spend time with Ba-chan on an island she made herself and together learn that curiosity, resourcefulness, love, and imagination have more value than things money can buy.

A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time! Reaching once again into her rich childhood experience, Patricia Polacco tells the memorable story of how her grandma--her Babushka--helped her overcome her fear of thunder when she was a little girl. Ms. Polacco's vivid memories of her grandmother's endearing answer to a child's fear, accompanied by her bright folk-art illustrations, turn a frightening thunderstorm into an adventure and ultimately . . . a celebration! Whether the first clap of thunder finds you buried under the bedcovers or happily anticipating the coming storm, Thunder Cake is a story that will bring new meaning and possibility to the excitement of a thunderstorm.

Some nannas dress in pink when they jog around the track. But my nanna is a ninja . . . so she dresses up in black.All nannas are different. But what if your nanna was really different? What if your nanna was a ninja?A laugh-aloud picture book celebrating nannas everywhere.

Nelson wakes up on his birthday to discover that he has gained ninja powers overnight! This funny, heavily-illustrated series from Anh Do is action packed, with an appealingly grounded heart. Nelson's a nerd. Unfit, uncool . . . totally awkward! But when he wakes up on his tenth birthday, he discovers he's a NINJA!THE LAST NINJA ON EARTH!How's he going to SAVE THE WORLD when he can't even get his undies on the right way?