Still My Grandma [School & Library Binding]

Veronique Van Den Abeele (Author), Claude K. Dubois (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Camille and her grandma have a special friendship. They have sleepovers, bake chocolate cupcakes together, go out shopping, and giggle at old photographs. But one day Grandma forgets Camilles name. Then she cant remember where to put her shoes. Camille learns that her grandma is sick, but not the kind where you cough and blow your nose. Grandma has Alzheimers disease, which is what makes her do strange things. And even though Grandma has to move out of her house and rely on nurses to care for her, Camille finds a way to continue their special traditions. With charming, sensitive illustrations, this story gently introduces young readers to the realities of Alzheimers disease, and reminds them that love is more powerful than any illness can be.

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About the Author

Véronique Van den Abeele is a translator, teacher, and writer. She wrote this book, her first published work for children, after her own grandmother developed Alzheimer's disease. Véronique lives in Belgium.

Claude K. Dubois has written or illustrated more than thirty books for children, several of which have been translated into foreign languages. Claude lives in Belgium, where she works as an illustration professor at the Saint-Luc Institute.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (September 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802853234
• ISBN-13: 978-0802853233
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #446,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Health

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars poignant view of alzheimer's, February 11, 2008

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Annie Mac (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Still My Grandma (School & Library Binding)

My daughter's school librarian sent this book home when I asked for a book to help my daughter understand the permanence of this condition. The book was wonderful - we were able to laugh (grandma puts her shoes in the fridge) and even when the grandma moved to a nursing home, the story was not scary. The focus was on loving grandma just the way she was and helping grandma feel loved, even if she didn't remember.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive and thoughtful treatment of the subject of Alzheimer's, May 27, 2009

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Tracy L. Polyak "honey bunny mom" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Still My Grandma (School & Library Binding)

I got this book at the library thinking it was about a girl's relationship with her grandmother. As I read it to her, I realized that the book deals with the progression of her grandmother's Alzheimer's disease. I am not one to cry easily, but this book really moved me to tears. It is extremely sensitive and thoughtful with how the parents explain the disease to their daughter and the things that they help her to do to maintain a relationship with her and to help the grandmother maintain her dignity.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for introducing young children to the concept of Alzheimer's and forms of dementia, November 4, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Still My Grandma (School & Library Binding)

Still My Grandma is a children's picturebook about the bond between granddaughter Camille and her loving Grandmother. Camille's grandma has Alzheimer's disease, which makes forget Camille's name or her do other strange things sometimes. Even though Grandma has to move out of her house and nurses have to help care for her, Camille finds ways to carry on their special traditions. The simple, mauve-themed illustrations balance this heartwarming read-aloud story, ideal for introducing young children to the concept of Alzheimer's and forms of dementia that can afflict elderly loved ones.