Overview
From the pen of world-reknowned poet, author, and Nana, JaneYolen, comes ## poems about grandmothers from around the world.
This sweet collection features Nanas who dream and thosethat sing crying babies to sleep; Nanas who hold hands crossing the street andsome that learn Hopscotch; Nanas who color with you and some that go to Zoos;and other Nanas spending precious time with their precious little ones.
From Spanish to Japanese, Swahilli to Yiddish, Scottish to Vietnamese,one thing is clear – No matter what language you say it in…”Grandma” means “Love.”
Excerpt
When Nana Jane Sleeps
Sometimes she snores
Sometimes she whistles.
Sometimes she is so quiet,
I tiptoe into her room
To make sure she is all right.
She always is.
Nana Jane is Jane Yolen isAmerican
She is called Nana Jane by all her grandchildren
(she has six) and by her friends’ children and
Grandchildren, too.
