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22) My grandpa
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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An elderly grandfather bear and his adoring grandson share a special relationship.
24) Hanukkah bear
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Language
English
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On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.
25) Verdi
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English
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A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
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English
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Jewish American Heritage - Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
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When elderly Mr. Tempkin's plan to thwart the squirrels that have been raiding his birdfeeder goes awry, his neighbor Marky learns how special a friendship can be.
31) The piano
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A young black girl's love of music leads her to a job in the home of an older white woman who not only teaches her to play the piano but also about caring for others.
32) Grumpy Grandpa
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Jack's grandfather is always grumpy, but during a visit to his house, he learns his grandfather was once very different.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Written with love, told with joy. Very easy to enjoy."--Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove The global fiction sensation--publishing in 28 countries around the world--that follows 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through her decades-old address book. But the most profound moment of her life is still to come... Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voice -- sharp, witty, as compassionate as it...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Every morning is beautiful when Noah visits his Grandparents. When Grandpa and Noah wake up, they take off singing and hardly stop: walking the dog, splashing through puddles, and eating French toast with cinnamon. But one summer Grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things they love. Does he even know who Noah is? Grandma steps in energetically, filling in as best she can. But it is Noah who finds the way back to something he can share with...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When Elsie Gormley leaves the Brisbane house in which she has lived for more than sixty years, Lucy Kiss and her family move in, eager to establish their new life. As they settle in, Lucy and her husband Ben struggle to navigate their transformation from adventurous lovers to new parents, taking comfort in memories of their vibrant past as they begin to unearth who their future selves might be. But the house has secrets of its own, and the rooms...
38) Amour
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
Description
A touching tale of a loving couple whose unbreakable bonds of marriage are tested by life's greatest challenge.
40) Mr. George Baker
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old, waiting for the bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.
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