Nana’s Little Stories

Nana’s Little Stories
Author: Patricia Rogers
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1628386231

“What did you learn?” asked Miss Elizabeth. Dolly thought for a minute and said, “I learned that it’s not enough to be pretty on the outside. You have to be pretty on the inside as well. When you help someone and they help you then everyone is a beautiful bunny.” Concludes one of the delightful stories contained in this little book. Nana’s Little Stories are filled with heart-warming tales about animals and things that children and even adults would love. Meet the kind-hearted Little Bat, the caring and playful Little Fox and Little Wolf, and the friendly Purr, the Halloween Cat, and many more and enjoy the fun, laughter and lessons Nana’s Little Stories offer.

The Lines On Nana's Face

The Lines On Nana's Face
Author: Simona Ciraolo
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1909263982

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.

Nana in the City

Nana in the City
Author: Lauren Castillo
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0544104439

A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.

My Nana and Me

My Nana and Me
Author: Irene Smalls
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2012-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1623955858

A joyful story celebrating the love between a granddaughter and her grandmother. This delightful picture books follows a young girl and her grandmother through a day of tea parties, dancing, hide and seek, pat-a-cake, bath time, story time, and bedtime. At the end of the story the little girl discovers why she is so extra special. Irene Smalls' rhythmic, upbeat text and Cathy Ann Johnson's lush artwork make My Nana and Me the perfect book to share. My Nana and Me is a great opportunity for fabulous hat dress up tea parties, etiquette lessons and a bedtime read aloud. My Nana and Me is also the perfect book for a child’s birthday, Christmas, Kwanzaa, a Grandmother’s birthday, family reunions, family celebrations, Mother’s Day, Grandparents day and bedtime any day of the year. My Nana and Me is ideal for classrooms and parents too!

My Nana's Garden

My Nana's Garden
Author: Dawn Casey
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2020-06-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1787417921

Grandmother's Garden is tangled with weeds, "Wildflowers, says grandma, food for the bees." A little girl visits her grandmother in summer and winter, and together they explore the wonders of Grandmother's garden. One day, Grandmother isn't there anymore, but as winter gives way to spring, the girl learns that life goes on and so does the memory of those we love.

No Mirrors in My Nana's House

No Mirrors in My Nana's House
Author: Ysaye M. Barnwell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152018252

A girl discovers the beauty in herself by looking into her Nana's eyes.

Friday Black

Friday Black
Author: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Publisher: Mariner Books
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2018
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1328911241

A piercingly raw debut story collection from a young writer with an explosive voice; a treacherously surreal, and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it's like to be young and black in America.

Nana Akua Goes to School

Nana Akua Goes to School
Author: Tricia Elam Walker
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525581138

Winner of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award! In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother--whose face bears traditional tribal markings--to meet her classmates. This is a perfect read for back to school! It is Grandparents Day at Zura's elementary school, and the students are excited to introduce their grandparents and share what makes them special. Aleja's grandfather is a fisherman. Bisou's grandmother is a dentist. But Zura's Nana, who is her favorite person in the world, looks a little different from other grandmas. Nana Akua was raised in Ghana, and, following an old West African tradition, has tribal markings on her face. Worried that her classmates will be scared of Nana--or worse, make fun of her--Zura is hesitant to bring her to school. Nana Akua knows what to do, though. With a quilt of traditional African symbols and a bit of face paint, Nana Akua is able to explain what makes her special, and to make all of Zura's classmates feel special, too.

The Nanas Book

The Nanas Book
Author: Hailee Oman
Publisher: HCO BOOKS LLC
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2018-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732853058

Walking on Cowrie Shells

Walking on Cowrie Shells
Author: Nana Nkweti
Publisher: Black Spot Books
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1911648349

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.