Search: Picture book, Grandparents and other elders

rating: asin: 0060890983 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $11.55 USD

Come meet the Robinsons: Young Wilbur has a robot. Uncle Art has his own flying saucer. Cousin Laszlo has an antigravity device. The butler is an octopus. It's snowing in the east wing. And somebody left the Time Machine on, so . . . Well, perhaps you'd care to read what happens next. From William Joyce, creator of the Emmy-winning Rolie Polie Olie as well as author and illustrator of a stack of whimsy-based entertainments for children and like-minded adults.

author: Eileen Christelow rating: asin: 0395928621 binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 USD

When Old Betty tries to advise Ezra on how to survive the cold winter nights, Ezra rebuffs her concerns because he has his own private source of warmth.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064433722 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

The Little House books tell the story of a little pioneer girl and her family as they traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books, illustrated with Garth Williams' timeless artwork, have been cherished by millions of readers ever since they were first published over sixty years ago.

author: Cynthia Rylant rating: asin: 0140548750 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an enduring favorite. Growing up in the mountains is depicted with a spare, lyrical text and beautiful, tender illustrations by Diane Goode. The book was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal. To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, When I Was Young in the Mountains is being released with a commemorative copper-colored band. Illustrated by Diane Goode

author: Jeff Brumbeau rating: asin: 0439309107 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD

The Quiltmaker's Gift celebrates the quilting tradition, the value of generosity, and the spirit of community in a beautiful and touching fable for our times. This richly illustrated picture book celebrates the joy of giving and gently emphasizes the age-old truth that material wealth does not necessarily buy happiness. The Quiltmaker's Gift is a heartwarming children's fable, a celebration of quilters and quilting, and a challenging adult parable all wrapped into one.

author: Linda Williams rating: asin: 0064431835 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Linda Williams. Illustrated by: Megan Lloyd. 0nce upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . CLOMP, CLOMP, SHAKE, SHAKE, CLAP, CLAP. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!

author: Shirley Climo rating: asin: 006029034X binding: Hardcover list price: $16.89 USD amazon price: $16.89 USD

All her life, Tante had heard tales about marvelous happenings on Christmas Eve.Animals might speak aloud. Bees might hum carols, or cocks crow at midnight. Tante wished she could witness a bit of Christmas magic, too.

author: Eve Shaw rating: asin: 1570251274 binding: Hardcover list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $14.95

Grandma finally gets a little respect in Grandmother's Alphabet. Eve Shaw's beautiful colored pencil drawings feature grandmothers of all ages and races in both traditional and nontraditional occupations related to each letter of the alphabet. It encourages discussion of "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and stimulates the answer, "Anything I want to be."