Our Granny
Australian duo Wild and Vivas ( The Very Best of Friends ; Let the Celebrations Begin! ) work their own special blend of magic in this affectionate ode to grandmothers of all sizes and hues. Here, a boy and a girl tell about grannies in general and their own in particular, from the way grannies dress--whether in "jeans and sneakers," "silky dresses" or "baggy underwear"--to what they do ("fix the plumbing," "march in demonstrations," "play in a band"). These are grannies for the '90s, active, vigorous women whose lives dispel traditional beliefs about aging. Wild's prose packs a punch ("Our granny does special exercises to make her bottom smaller") and, as always, Vivas's watercolors are brimming with humanity. There are no hard edges in the world she conjures; the grannies are real, flesh-and-blood women whose soft, rounded shapes speak of hugs and laughter and love. It's a splendid collaboration and an especially fine tool for sparking preschool and early-elementary discussions about families. Ages 4-7.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.