Grandma Joyce, It's Me! ... And Other Stories About Grandparents — Jacqueline Grant

This is a collection of three short stories about grandparents for early readers (7-8 year olds). In the first story called Grandma Joyce, It's Me! Jasmine is visiting her Jamaican grandmother. They love to play dress up and garden and feed the ducks. But one day Grandma Joyce plays the forgetting game and Jasmine is frightened. When Mama explains that Grandma is not playing a game, Jasmine realizes she can help Grandma not feel frightened too. In Papa's Bees Michael Ann is a little nervous about her first trip to Granny and Papa's house by herself. Granny does her best to help Michael Ann feel comfortable by keeping her busy with the chores, but Michael Ann just wants to see what Papa is up to. In Grapes with Gramps, Nica and Jonathan have been waiting forever to meet their Jamaican grandfather. But when they finally meet him they are terrified. Gramps has a big booming laugh and he is so tall they think he might be a giant. Will they ever get used to Gramps?