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Grandfather Tang's Story

author: Tompert, Ann
Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them.
398.2
year: 1997
copies: 93
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 660
subjects: storytelling, foxes, fairies, grandfathers [X]

Terrible Storm

author: Hurst, Carol Otis
A child's two grandfathers relate their boyhood experiences of the "terrible blizzard of 1888," during which each was stuck for three days doing what he disliked the most.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 370
subjects: blizzards, grandfathers [X], individuality, massachusetts

The House Of Wings

author: Byars, Betsy Cromer
Left with his grandfather until his parents are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together.
FIC
year: 1982
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: grandfathers [X], cranes (birds), grandparents

Grandpa's Teeth

author: Clement, Rod
Soon after Grandpa's teeth disappear from a glass of water near his bed, Inspector Rate has the whole town under investigation.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 44
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530

A Day's Work

author: Bunting, Eve
When Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
FIC
year: 1995
copies: 109
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 350

Knots On A Counting Rope

author: Martin, Bill, Burton, Levar
This Reading Rainbow episode is about courage and encouragement, as LeVar faces a night alone in the wilderness.
398.2
year: 1997
copies: 123
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 480

Song And Dance Man

author: Ackerman, Karen
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 118
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: entertainers, grandfathers [X]

Grandfather's Journey

author: Say, Allen, Say
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America, which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 193
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650

Looking For Atlantis

author: Thompson, Colin
After his grandfather's death, a young boy learns to see the wonders of the world through the old man's eyes.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: grandfathers [X], imagination, death

Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But--

author: Woodruff, Elvira
Marty Belluci is excited when his teacher asks the class to write letters to famous people.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770

Things Hoped For

author: Clements, Andrew
Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 62
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770

The Mystery Of The Hidden Painting

author: Warner, Gertrude Chandler, Warner, Gertrude
The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560

Now One Foot, Now The Other

author: Depaola, Tomie
When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 66
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470

Grandad Bill's Song

author: Yolen, Jane
A boy asks others how they felt when his grandfather died, and then shares his own feelings.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
subjects: death, grief, grandfathers [X], stories in rhyme

Remember The Butterflies

author: Hines, Anna Grossnickle
When Grandpa dies, Holly and Glen remember the special times they had together, gardening, reading, and learning about butterflies.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: death, butterflies, grandfathers [X]

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