The book includes a recipe for lemonade in the back! Grandma’s Purse BY VANESSA BRANTLEY-NEWTON Instead, she creates a business and a beautiful garden with her super savvy grandmother. What do you do when your grandmother gives you a lemon tree planted in an old coffee tin for your birthday instead of the million other things you wanted, like a robot!? This little girl definitely won’t throw it away (okay, that was one of her first thoughts). When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree BY JAMIE L. It’s sure to make Grandma feel special when she reads it to her grandchild, who already knows they’re the best thing in the world because everyone always tells them so. Each page gives something special Grandma does-”Grandma sends me mail” “Grandma cuddles with me”-along with a colorful, playful picture of a child with their grandmother. This board book is perfect for little hands. You’ll need your tissues handy when you read those. And grandchildren mourning their deaths, for these are often the first deaths our children mourn. They also show grandparents in transition, from moving in with their now-adult children to dealing with disabilities. These children’s books about grandparents show city-hopping nanas and gardening grandpas, dolphin-riding grandmas and science-minded grandfathers. Did I mention that grandparents are also honest? And then she said, “But you know, I’d be just as proud of her if she were dumb.” Lol, thanks Nana. I was talking on the phone with Nana the other week, and she said she was so proud of Marian (my daughter) for being so smart.

She will grow up surrounded by family, knowing how proud they are of her, no matter what. I was lucky as a child to have four living grandparents, three of whom are still alive today, and my daughter is lucky in the same way. I remember jumping rope with my gigi and holding her hand on walks puttering around my gidaddy’s old electronic shop going to the circus for the first time with my nana and watching my grandpa put up a fence. In the best scenarios, they support us and adore us, and we in turn support and adore them. They dry our tears, always have a hug, and give us unending chocolate.

Nana in the city by lauren castillo