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June’s Odd Holidays = School Readiness Fun and More!

The month of June is full of fun ideas for activities for you and your grandchildren of all ages! Here are some different celebrations you may never have heard of, yet they offer lots of fun for a summer day, creating wonderful childhood memories.

 

June 1st : Flip a Coin Day

A day [...]

Keep ‘Em Moving: Good for You; Good for Your Grands!

Name one thing you can do together that has health benefits – and more – for both you and your grandchildren. Give up? Get moving!

All kinds of movement. From walking and stretching to moving to music and playing physically active games.

Somehow, warmer weather and long, sunny days make us want to be more [...]

Book Review: Ethan, Suspended by Pamela Ehrenberg

Thanks so much for considering my submission for the Kids’ Book Author of the Week at GrandMagazine. Pam Ehrenberg’s first young adult novel, Ethan, Suspended, has recently come out in paperback. “I am excited that so many grandparents and grandchildren have already begun to enjoy it together,” Ehrenberg says.

At its heart, the book is [...]

Book Review: The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti

Deb Caletti:

The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Quinn is surrounded by women with broken hearts. Between her mother, her aunt, and her grandmother, Quinn hears nothing but cautionary tales. Then she gets dumped and starts to wonder if there really are no good men. It doesn’t help when Quinn discovers that her selfish, womanizing [...]

Book Review: Garrett the Firefighter By Joe Garces

The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting.

Joe Garces

I am a professional firefighter for the City of Oxnard in Southern California. I have been a firefighter since 2002 and previously was an elementary school and high school English teacher. Currently I am the engineer on my crew and drive the fire [...]

Book Review: Loukoumi’s Gift by Nick Katsoris

Loukoumi, the fluffy, cuddly lamb, returns this fall with Loukoumis Gift, the fourth title in the award winning series of illustrated books by Nick Katsoris for children 4-8. This iParenting Media Award winning story features a bonus download of the story narrated by Jennifer Aniston and Days of Our Lives star John Aniston.

Other celebrities [...]

Book Review: Shadowed Summer By Saundra Mitchell

The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting.

SAUNDRA MITCHELL

My book, Shadowed Summer, would be an ideal book for grandparents to share because it’s honest, but it’s not edgy. It’s a book where fourteen year olds act like they’re fourteen years old, where the story may contain ghosts and gentle scares, but its [...]