Grace says goodbye to Grandmother in this touching book about love and loss. Grandmother lives with Grace’s family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Suddenly, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother’s room is empty. And soon after, she is buried. After the funeral, Grace’s mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother’s spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye. Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations show the love between a child and her grandmother in this story that will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one. Betty Quan’s picture-book debut is haunting yet hopeful. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

This interactive book will take parents and young children on a reading and writing adventure together. They relive the fun of a special event by recording it in these books. Children become the books' authors as they finish the sentences using their own words and paste photographs or draw pictures to illustrate them. Completing a book helps young and beginning readers improve their vocabulary, reading, and writing skills. This book also introduces other skills kids can work on such as measuring, comparing, counting, understanding family relationships, expressing emotions, and learning family traditions. Visiting My Grandmother will bring repeated enjoyment and skill development as children share reading the book aloud with parents, family members, and friends. And when a child's reading progresses beyond the level of the book, parent and child will have a keepsake that captures a wonderful childhood event.

A little girl imagines ways for Grandma to travel when she comes for a visit.

Grandma is excited about travelling to the Central Coast to mind her Grandchildren during the school holidays. However, Grandma and Grandson Tarj have a little secret together that they can’t tell Tarj's little sister Ivie yet. Ivie still has to go to pre-school, but Tarj is staying very quiet as he is having a special day out with Grandma. It was a day of exploring, adventure, storytelling, funny moments and lots of laughs together... Hence, the story of how the book came about, by keeping a very active grandson busy for the day. 'When Grandma Comes to Visit' is a lovely story about the special bond between a Grandma and her grandson.

Grandma Came to Visit is an original story about caring and feelings, being happy and positive and told through the eyes of a child who clearly has a loving relationship with her Grandma. The theme throughout is of kindness with Grandma wanting to shower the child with gifts. This book is current and topical in respect of Grandma forgetting things but most of all, conveys a message that by sharing emotions and caring will lead to happiness and well-being. This book is to be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Who has not wondered, Can this be a concidence? when a dream appears to mirror a later real-life occurrence. In Dreams that Come True, clinical psychologist David Ryback uncovers conclusive, startling evidence that precognitive dreams do exist and are extraordinarily common.