Nana is seeking a connection to her inner spirit. Her granddaughter, Lily-Rose, helps her by creating a special experience, which ends up surprising and amazing both of them. Their imaginative travel takes them into magical and real inner and outer worlds. In this delightful story, the reader learns about shamanic ritual and journey work. Also, the reader learns that the old fashioned idea “Children should be seen and not heard” is incorrect. Actually, children should be seen and heard; someone young can instruct someone old. Wisdom and knowledge can be found in humans of all ages!
Two-time Caldecott Honor author/illustrator Lane Smith tells a whimsical story about a little rabbit searching for the best gift for someone very special. A thoughtful little Rabbit sets out to find the perfect gift for his Nana. He knows she will love anything he brings her but Rabbit wants this gift to be extra special. As he travels on his quest, Rabbit encounters an assortment of creatures-a crow, a smiling full moon, a stickler (whatever that is), a big fish, and a volcano. Each is certain they offer the best advice but nothing they suggest seems right for his Nana. It's not until Rabbit reaches the highest peak, that he finds exactly what he's been searching for. The award -winning illustrator of bestsellers including Penguin Problems and Giraffe Problems, brings originality and gentle humor to a story that parents and grandparents will be sharing with their children for years to come.
A “boisterous and high-spirited debut” (Kirkus starred review)“that enthralls the reader through their every twist and turn” (Publishers Weekly starred review), named one of the Most Anticipated Books for Brittle Paper, The Millions, and The Rumpus, penned by a finalist for the AKO Caine PrizeIn her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti's virtuosity is on full display as she mixes deft realism with clever inversions of genre. In the Caine Prize finalist story “It Takes a Village, Some Say,” Nkweti skewers racial prejudice and the practice of international adoption, delivering a sly tale about a teenage girl who leverages her adoptive parents to fast-track her fortunes. In “The Devil Is a Liar,” a pregnant pastor's wife struggles with the collision of western Christianity and her mother's traditional Cameroonian belief system as she worries about her unborn child.In other stories, Nkweti vaults past realism, upending genre expectations in a satirical romp about a jaded PR professional trying to spin a zombie outbreak in West Africa, and in a mermaid tale about a Mami Wata who forgoes her power by remaining faithful to a fisherman she loves.
One man's odyssey into the brutal hive of the National Football League As an unsigned free agent who rose through the practice squad to the starting lineup of the Denver Broncos, Nate Jackson took the path of thousands of unknowns before him to carve out a professional football career twice as long as the average player. Through his story recounted here—from scouting combines to preseason cuts to byzantine film studies to glorious touchdown catches—even knowledgeable football fans will glean a new, starkly humanized understanding of the NFL's workweek. Fast-paced, lyrical, dirty, and hilariously unvarnished, Slow Getting Up is an unforgettable look at the real lives of America's best athletes putting their bodies and minds through hell.
Missing for her daughter's entire life, Grace now wants to be called "Nana." And that's not all she wants... From award-winning author Brandon Massey comes an explosive supernatural domestic thriller of family drama and shocking secrets, guaranteed to keep you reading late into the night. Monica Stephens never knew her birth mother. Raised by a strict but loving adoptive parent, she blossomed into a woman with a thriving career as a pediatrician and a family of her own. But sometimes, she wondered about her origins. Especially her biological mother. Until Grace arrives. Confessing to be the birth mother Monica had long wanted to meet, Grace quickly becomes an indispensable member of the Stephens household. Cooking their meals. Looking after the children. Comforting Monica when the family dog is inexplicably killed. Tending to Monica as she falls ill to a mysterious sickness that, every day, makes Monica look and feel older. Meanwhile, Grace is looking better. More vibrant. More youthful. More seductive... Monica's husband, Troy, knows something is up. He launches an investigation into the woman who demands to be called "Nana," and has taken over his home. But the truth is beyond their wildest imaginings. It seems Grace has done this before... Grab your copy of this shocking supernatural thriller today! What readers are saying about Nana: "You will not be disappointed with this book!" Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "Bone chilling terror and suspense! Massey never fails to write a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat." Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "Suspenseful, creepy, scary." Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "A truly terrifying tale. A woman finally gets to meet the mother she has never known. But is she really here to help? Great characters and a well told story." Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "What a story! Scary, fast-paced and exciting!" Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "This story was like a rollercoaster ride!" Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "I loved this novel. Loaded with suspense, drama and twists." Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "I read the book in one sitting because I just had to know what would happen next. Definitely original!" Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars "I really enjoyed this story! Kept me on the edge of my seat until the end. Great read!" Goodreads Reviewer, Five Stars Brandon Massey writes compelling, standalone thrillers about ordinary people facing extraordinary danger. Visit his website at BrandonMassey.com and sign up for his free mailing list to get advance news on books and the chance to win prizes in giveaways.
A healing conversation between.grandmother and granddaughter ..In this beautifully written and illustrated book, a grandmother.who has survived cancer answers the many.questions of her concerned granddaughter, Tess. .
It's granny's birthday, but her little granddaughter wonders why, because of the lines on her face, she looks so worried! But they are simply wrinkles, and grandma is very fond of her lines because they are where she keeps her memories. In this imaginative and charming story, Simona Ciraolo turns the lines from old age into little wrinkles of wonder and memory as a little girl learns all about the precious moments in her grandma's life.
