Butterfly House
With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 108
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
A Day's Work
When Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
FIC
year: 1995
copies: 109
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 350
The Day Before Christmas
Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year- old Allie goes with her grandfather to a performance of "The Nutcracker" on Christmas Eve, hears about the special day he had with her mother going to her first "Nutcracker, " and shares his loving memory of her.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: christmas, ballet, grandfathers [X], mothers and daughters, nutcracker (choreographic work), christmas stories, holidays
So Far From The Sea
When seven-year-old Laura and her family visit Grandfather's grave at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, the Japanese American child leaves behind a special symbol.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 49
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: japanese americans, grandfathers [X], manzanar war relocation center, picture books for children
The Happy Funeral
A little Chinese-American girl pays tribute to her grandfather as she assists in the preparations for his funeral.
FIC
year: 1982
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: