Customer Reviews

How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum

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I only checked this book out from the library because the cover illustration included some dinosaur fossils (my son is always looking for new dino books), but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this story of a girl taking her grandmother on a visit to the Museum of Natural History.

Molly is accustomed to going to "Interesting Places" with her grandmother, but after a school field trip to the Museum of Natural History, she is delighted to realize that at last, she has found an Interesting Place her grandmother has never visited. She offers to take Grandma to the Museum and takes charge, right down to reminding Grandma of the importance of comfortable shoes and using the bathroom before leaving the house.

The illustrations are drawings incorporating photos of items on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History (NY), which I thought was a nice touch. Molly and her grandmother visit many exhibits--dinosaurs, Africa, the Arctic, ocean life, rocks, bugs, human biology, the Ice Age--and their conversation about what they see presents many interesting facts without sounding too didactic.

This might have a bit too much text for younger readers/listeners, but there are plenty of interesting pictures to look at. A fun read for both me and my 4 1/2 year old son.

One of my first grade students brought this book into school one day. I read it and decided I had to have it. Lois Wyse wrote a humorous story perfect for a Grandparents' Day Celebration or just for casual reading for children of all ages.

we borrowed this book from the library and we fell in love with it. when it was time to return it my little girl cried, so now we own it. it truley is a great story.

This is a wonderful book! I purchased it for my 8 year old grandson who loves dinosaurs, which he has seen at a museum, and he loved it.
The idea of the child showing the Grandmother around the museum is brilliant! Nicely constructed, well written, educational, funny and colorful!
I highly recommend the book.

Hmm, sorry to deviate from the norm here but we did not like this book at all! We like grandmothers and we like museums so I thought it would be a home run, but my 4 and 6 year olds (and I) found it boring, text-heavy, and lacking in humor, illustration, storyline or anything else that could redeem it. It did not offend or insult, which is why it got 2 stars instead of 1, but it just wasn't fun or interesting! About 2/3 through, as I was bored senseless, my 4-year-old said she was tired and opted to go to bed rather than finish the story. If that's not a non-recommendation, I don't know what is!

A cute and heart worming story about a girl and her Grandmother. I love this book with all my heart. The book was fantastic!