Hooray for Grandparent's Day

by Nancy Carlson

Book Overview

Everyone at Lassie Lower School is busy getting ready for Grandparents' Day-everyone except Arnie. He doesn't have any grandparents to bring. But he has many other special grownups in his life. There... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670888761
• ISBN13: 9780670888764
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

It Takes a Village

Grandparents Day is a big deal at Arnie's school, but he doesn't have anybody to bring. The kindly librarian suggests that he can bring a grown-up he knows in place of a grandparent, and this seems to solve the problem -- until he discovers his next-door neighbors are out of town so they can't come. One by one, he encounters grown-ups in his neighborhood who all ask him why he's sad, and he explains the problem. When Grandparents Day finally arrives, each of these grown-ups show up at the school to be with Arnie on the special day. Finally he realizes that there are a lot of people who care about him. The reader will easily be able to see the ending coming but it's still a satisfying way to end the story. I think the theme about community is also very nice. Fans of Nancy Carlson's other books will certainly enjoy this one.