The Global Fund For Children

Our Grandparents

By Maya Ajmera, Sheila Kinkade, and Cynthia Pon
With a foreword by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“In this photo-essay, dozens of striking pictures of older adults playing, reading, listening, and exploring with their grandchildren in places as diverse as Greenland and Japan and Pakistan and Cuba illuminate this special bond.”
—School Library Journal

“In the foreword to this attractive photo collection of grandparents and their grandchildren, Bishop Desmond Tutu states: ‘We make sure that the wisdom of our ancestors is passed on to the next generation.’ Written in the voice of today’s grandchildren, the simple sentences that form the body of the text accompany engaging photographs of the world’s children sharing stories, celebrating holidays, feeling happy, safe and loved, and learning from one another. Sometimes wearing traditional clothing, sometimes dressed in contemporary wear, kids and their grandparents from Peru, China, the United States, Russia, Morocco, Kenya, Yemen and other countries smile out from the photographs. A few look serious, as a child points out something on the computer to a Japanese grandparent and a Pakistani grandparent reads a picture book to his young grandson. Some proceeds go to the The Global Fund for Children, but the real contribution will be to further the relationships of the young and young-at-heart viewers of this book. Translations of ‘Grandma’ and ‘Grandpa’ in different languages and a map reinforce the international breadth of this charmer.”
—Kirkus Reviews

In every culture, grandparents hold places of honor because of their ability to teach, to encourage, and to lavish love. Expressive photographs on each page present the special relationships that children share with their grandfathers and grandmothers. A portrait gallery with affectionate names for grandmas and grandpas in multiple languages and fun activities that children can do with their grandparents enrich the touching images and text. A portion of the proceeds from this book supports community-based organizations, including grantee partner Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS in South Africa

Awards and Accolades for Our Grandparents
• Pennsylvania Center for the Book Baker’s Dozen list
• NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

For ages 3-8