Grandaddy's Street Songs: Granddaddy's Street Songs

by Monalisa DeGross and Monalisa De Gross

Book Overview

A grandfather vividly describes to his grandson a typical day from his youth, when he worked as a peddler selling fresh fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn wagon throughout the city.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786821329
• ISBN13: 9780786821327
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Jump at the Sun
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Granddaddyy's Street Songs

This is a pleasant book about an African American grandfather, who tells his grandson about his work in the 1950s as an arabber, a produce street vendor in Baltimore. The grandfather tells his son about his bright umbrella that was his special trademark and sings the songs that he once sang to advertise his produce. My grandmother, who was raised in Baltimore and can remember arabbers in singing in her neighborhood, enjoyed this short book which brought back many memories. Granddaddy's Street Songs is a good children's book. It has beautifully drawn pictures and is short enough to be read to a three-year-old yet suitable also for an older child. Children will enjoy the songs about strawberries, corn, and other fruits and vegetables.