Grandma's Precious Memories
by Katharine Yusuf
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Pub Date Aug 20 2018 | Archive Date Dec 27 2018
Prairie Moon Publishers | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Ellie races to her grandma’s room, excited about the day ahead. They do so many fun things together when Ellie comes to visit. But this time, it’s different. Grandma seems different. Ellie is confused, and her mother helps her understand.
With captivating and comforting text plus vibrant illustrations, this children’s book helps families, teachers, counselors open discussion and share what is happening when a friend or family member is diagnosed or lives with dementia and memory loss. Valuable Questions and Activity pages extend the learning for home or classroom use. Strong endorsements from the medical community, educators and families living with these difficult circumstances.
A Note From the Publisher
soft cover 9780999476512
ebook - 9780999476529
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Advance Praise
As a social worker in long-term care, I see this being an incredibly useful tool in helping families navigate the changes in a loved one that memory loss causes. As a mother of young children, who recently lost a grandmother due to Dementia, I can truly say that a book like this would have been of great benefit to both myself and my children
Chelsea Deines LMSW, Master’s Level Social Work, Moore-Few Care Center
“…a helpful tool for any family dealing with dementia. Included are age appropriate questions and activities for families dealing with this difficult issue. Without giving false hope for recovery putting this book in the hands of families dealing with dementia will bring solace and understanding to their changing world.”
Martha Bledsoe, Children’s Library Specialist, Adjunct Professor of Children’s Literature
Marketing Plan
Author Dr. Kathrine Yusuf brings to light the difficulty children and adults face when handling memory loss in loved ones. With captivating, comforting text plus vibrant illustrations, this children’s book helps families, teachers, and counselors open discussion. It offers opportunity to share in simple language what we can do when a family member or friend is diagnosed or lives with dementia and memory loss.
Valuable ‘Question & Activity’ pages extend the learning for home or classroom use. They help the child participate as they learn what they can do and expect.
This story is based on a real family’s experiences helping a small child understand and cope with a grandparent with dementia.
Consumers, counselors, librarians, bookstore managers will hear about this book…
Aggressive mom, teacher and health care professional blogger campaign -fall months
Eblasts to children’s public and elementary school librarians through IBPA in September/October
Displayed at ALA with follow up to all attendees this fall
Strong media campaign to publications in the Alzheimer’s/memory care arena to help families
Direct promotion campaign to marriage and family therapists
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780999476505 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Luciana V. S, Reviewer
A warming story about the power of love between a grandma and her granddaughter, and the bond that ties us forever to those we love!
Reviewer 238479
Grandma's Precious Memories is a lovely picture book, aimed at children under 10, to help them understand and cope when a grandparent suffers from dementia and memory loss.
Ellie always looks forward to visit her grandmother, who is nowadays living in a care home.
Her gran suffers from dementia and there are good days and bad days.
On one of those bad days, when young Ellie arrives, her grandma doesn't recognize her.
Ellie is shocked, hurt and upset.
In the evening at home her mother talks to her and the girl opens up about her worries and concerns.
Will she be forgotten and all the memories she and gran shared together, too?
Her mother tells her of a special memory box, where all the precious moments the two of them had, are locked away and kept safe for now, until one day in heaven a golden key will open the lock and all the beautiful memories are there for her grandmother to enjoy now forever and so nothing will be lost.
After hearing this Ellie feels much better and even plans more extra special time with her gran so there's more to fill the box with happy moments.
When I was a teen one of my grans also suffered from dementia and I totally love the author's idea of a precious memory box, where everything is kept safe (well, at least the nice memories) and therefore out of reach from deteriorating brain cells.
It also always works better for children to be able to visualize something in a way they can grasp and understand.
A box with a key, like a piggy bank, which is there, but still somewhat out of reach, but not for all eternity, I believe, that's actually a clever way for all family members, no matter if they are young or old, to cope with an illness like dementia which is difficult and demanding for all involved.
The illustrations fit the warmhearted story extremely well, there are no bold colours but tender and soft pastel shades and the little girl receives lots of hugs and cuddles.
The book is rounded off by questions for discussion and activities, such as making your own memory box or how to help your Gran to remember things and finally there's a recipe of Grandma's Lemon Squares (which Ellie bakes for her gran as a special treat in the story).
Highly recommended.
Deanne P, Reviewer
Soft pastels in this book help to keep children calm and relaxed. A young girl is excited to visit her grandma one day and is sad and upset when grandma doesn't remember her. She just can't understand why. A good book explaining dementia and memory loss for the child under 10.
Pub Date 20 Aug 2018
I was given a complimentary copy of this book from Prairie Moon Publishers through NetGalley. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
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