Author: Michelle Edwards
Illustrator: Michelle Edwards
Genre: Youth Fiction
Subgenre: Realistic Fiction
Themes: grandparents, grandmothers, bringing visitors to school
Primary and Secondary Characters: Calliope James, Mrs. James, Howie, Pa Lia, Mrs. Fennessey, Matthew Stern, Flory Sophia Turnipseed
Awards: 2002 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Awards
Date of Publication: 2001
Publishing Company: Harcourt Books
Summary:
Calliope is sad and down because she won't be bringing a grandparent to the school's Grandparent's Day. As her other classmates get excited about bringing their own grandma or grandpa, Calliope is searching to find some way to bring a memory of her late grandmother, Flory Sophia Turnipseed. She searches through pictures and boxes of her grandmother's old things. She finds a shawl that her grandma made and she decides to take that and some pictures to class. Calliope can't help but to realize that she looks exactly like her grandmother. Calliope finally feels excited to share the great memories of her grandma. As the day approaches, Calliope is nervous because she realizes that she is the only way who didn't bring along a grandparent or visitor to Mrs. Fennessey's class. As it becomes Calliope's turn to show her "visitor" to the class, she takes out the shawl and pictures and describes her grandmother in ways that are special to Calliope. With great courage and honor, the grandparents in the class give Calliope a big round of an applause, but all her classmates just stare. With the day closing in, many of the grandparents approach Calliope and tell her how special her grandmother must feel that she described her to the class. Calliope realizes that today wasn't a bad day after all and she was glad she "brought" Grandma Flory Sophia Turnipseed to class.
How it will be used in the classroom:
This is a great beginners chapter book story for as early as second graders to fourth graders to read. This could be a great story to read if the school I was teaching at had a Grandparent's Day scheduled. It could also let the students know that they should be thankful to have grandparents, or to be respectful of those who don't. This is a great realistic fiction novel that would be great to have in the classroom!
This is a great beginners chapter book story for as early as second graders to fourth graders to read. This could be a great story to read if the school I was teaching at had a Grandparent's Day scheduled. It could also let the students know that they should be thankful to have grandparents, or to be respectful of those who don't. This is a great realistic fiction novel that would be great to have in the classroom!
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