Hey Grandude!

Hey Grandude!
Author: Paul McCartney
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525648690

This #1 New York Times bestselling picture book adventure from Paul McCartney is perfect for Father’s Day or any day when you’re looking to celebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to! See the compass needle spin, let the magic fun begin! Meet Grandude--a super-cool grandfather who is an intrepid explorer with some amazing tricks up his sleeve. Grandude is a one-of-a-kind traveler! With his magic compass, he whisks his four grandkids off on whirlwind adventures, taking them all around the globe. Join them as they ride flying fish, dodge stampedes, and escape avalanches! Brought to life with gloriously colorful illustrations from talented artist Kathryn Durst, Hey Grandude is the perfect bedtime story for little explorers and an ideal gift for Father’s Day.

Grandude's Green Submarine

Grandude's Green Submarine
Author: Paul McCartney
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 059337245X

Celebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to in this action-packed undersea adventure—a companion picture book to Paul McCartney’s #1 New York Times bestseller Hey Grandude. Grandude’s inventions are the stuff of legend, and his new green submarine doesn’t disappoint. In fact, it flies as well as submerges! Grandude whisks the grandkids off on another adventure, but he and the Chillers soon find themselves in a pickle. Suddenly, it’s Nandude to the rescue! Nandude is an explorer as courageous as Grandude, with an amazing accordion-ship to boot! Between Grandude’s magic compass and Nandude’s magical music, everyone arrives home safely. But not before enjoying a parade, dancing rainforest animals, and a narrow escape from a grabby octopus. This tale is perfect for little explorers and Paul McCartney fans alike! Artist Kathryn Durst returns with glorious, humor-filled illustrations that are as beautiful as ever.

Hey Grandude!

Hey Grandude!
Author: Paul McCartney
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525648674

This #1 New York Times bestselling picture book adventure from Paul McCartney is perfect for Father’s Day or any day when you’re looking to celebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to! See the compass needle spin, let the magic fun begin! Meet Grandude--a super-cool grandfather who is an intrepid explorer with some amazing tricks up his sleeve. Grandude is a one-of-a-kind traveler! With his magic compass, he whisks his four grandkids off on whirlwind adventures, taking them all around the globe. Join them as they ride flying fish, dodge stampedes, and escape avalanches! Brought to life with gloriously colorful illustrations from talented artist Kathryn Durst, Hey Grandude is the perfect bedtime story for little explorers and an ideal gift for Father’s Day.

Hey Grandude!

Hey Grandude!
Author: Paul McCartney
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525648690

This #1 New York Times bestselling picture book adventure from Paul McCartney is perfect for Father’s Day or any day when you’re looking to celebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to! See the compass needle spin, let the magic fun begin! Meet Grandude--a super-cool grandfather who is an intrepid explorer with some amazing tricks up his sleeve. Grandude is a one-of-a-kind traveler! With his magic compass, he whisks his four grandkids off on whirlwind adventures, taking them all around the globe. Join them as they ride flying fish, dodge stampedes, and escape avalanches! Brought to life with gloriously colorful illustrations from talented artist Kathryn Durst, Hey Grandude is the perfect bedtime story for little explorers and an ideal gift for Father’s Day.

Grandude's Green Submarine

Grandude's Green Submarine
Author: Paul McCartney
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593372433

Celebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to in this action-packed undersea adventure—a companion picture book to Paul McCartney’s #1 New York Times bestseller Hey Grandude. Grandude’s inventions are the stuff of legend, and his new green submarine doesn’t disappoint. In fact, it flies as well as submerges! Grandude whisks the grandkids off on another adventure, but he and the Chillers soon find themselves in a pickle. Suddenly, it’s Nandude to the rescue! Nandude is an explorer as courageous as Grandude, with an amazing accordion-ship to boot! Between Grandude’s magic compass and Nandude’s magical music, everyone arrives home safely. But not before enjoying a parade, dancing rainforest animals, and a narrow escape from a grabby octopus. This tale is perfect for little explorers and Paul McCartney fans alike! Artist Kathryn Durst returns with glorious, humor-filled illustrations that are as beautiful as ever.

Us and Them

Us and Them
Author: John Robert Arnone
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2023-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1039196713

Us and Them chronicles the depth to which Canada and Canadians were part of The Beatles’ story—their formation, growth and break up. Entertaining and well researched, Us and Them places John, Paul, George and Ringo as a band and as solo artists in a uniquely Canadian setting; it blends rich stories, facts, analysis, and even dabbles in several plausible but little known accounts that create a new ripple in The Beatles’ history. After consuming Us and Them, readers will never again listen to albums Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the White Album, or singles “Come Together”, “Give Peace a Chance”, “All Things Must Pass”, “Imagine” and “Mull of Kintyre” without thinking about these masterworks in a Canadian context. Us and Them is a thorough account of the Fab Four's relationship with Canada, filling an important gap in their narrative and discography.

The Best Grandfather Names Ever

The Best Grandfather Names Ever
Author: Cathy Livingstone
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2024-05-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1728278465

The best baby shower, gender reveal, or just-because gift for new grandfathers! Congratulations, you're going to be a grandfather! Now the fun begins: with you choosing your unique grandfather name. Many of today's grandpas are vibrant, active men—not the "gramps" of yesteryear, so shouldn't your name reflect this? From Boss to Pappou, Nonno to Glampa, The Best Grandfather Names Ever features over 200 fantastic grandpa names, along with other fun and interactive elements to help you get excited about your new role. The bond between a grandfather and his grandchild is unlike any other, and picking your special grandfather name is the first step toward building that wonderful relationship. You can choose a name inspired by your personality, passions, or heritage—or you can just pick whichever name you like best! Celebrate the new addition to your family with this wonderful gift book and enjoy the anticipation of all the incredible moments you'll share with your grandchild for years to come.

Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice

Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice
Author: Phillip McIntyre
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3030791009

This book provides fresh insight into the creative practice developed by Paul McCartney over his extended career as a songwriter, record producer and performing musician. It frames its examination of McCartney’s work through the lens of the systems model of creativity developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and combines this with the research work of Pierre Bourdieu. This systems approach is built around the basic structures of idiosyncratic agents, like McCartney himself, and the choices he has made as a creative individual. It also locates his work within social fields and cultural domains, all crucial aspects of the creative system that McCartney continues to be immersed in. Using this tripartite system, the book includes analysis of McCartney’s creative collaborations with musicians, producers, artists and filmmakers and provides a critical analysis of the Romantic myth which forms a central tenet of popular music. This engaging work will have interdisciplinary appeal to students and scholars of the psychology of creativity, popular music, sociology and cultural studies.

Pugs Cause Traffic Jams

Pugs Cause Traffic Jams
Author: Jennifer McGrath
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525303406

A girl’s pug is missing. But, hey, he’s just chasing a wild adventure! A girl races all over the neighborhood looking for her lost pug, Kirby. As she asks one dog owner after another if they’ve seen him, readers are treated to poetically succinct depictions of the breeds of dogs she comes across in her search. “Golden retrievers are pleasers. Poodles are overachievers. Border collies are always on the job.” Each alternating spread reveals the story of where her pug actually is, defined by the repeated phrase “But pugs cause traffic jams.” It’s a dog’s world of fun all around! Who could resist falling in love with this pug? (Hint: no one!)

Grandfathered

Grandfathered
Author: Ian Haysom
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1772033340

A sharp, funny, heartfelt memoir by a career-driven baby boomer who enters semi-retirement and explores the joys, challenges, and never-ending surprises of being a "young" granddad. One summer, shortly after taking a step back from an illustrious journalism career, Ian Haysom found himself in charge of his first grandchild, Mayana, who was three at the time. As a healthy, energetic member of the baby-boom generation, Haysom did not consider himself a typical granddad. He was too young, too active, too cool for a role more often associated with denture adhesive commercials and afternoon naps. But as he soon discovered, grandparenthood is more rewarding, entertaining, and exhausting than he ever could have imagined. Grandfathered chronicles Haysom's adventures with his grandkids Mayana, Emma, and Linden; explores the delightful and unexpected lessons they have taught him (and those he has attempted to teach them); and investigates the rapidly changing role of the grandparent in the twenty-first century. Through keen observations, hilarious anecdotes, and fascinating insights reminiscent of Bill Bryson (or "Bill Bryson with a touch of arthritis," as Haysom quips), this charming memoir will resonate with boomer grandparents everywhere.