Grandmama’s Joy

by , Illustrated by Carole Byard

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Imprint: Puffin Books (Jan 25, 1999)
Fiction, Paperback, 32 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780698117549

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When Rhondy can’t seem to cheer Grandmama up with a song, a dance, or a gift from the backyard, she tries the one thing she’s sure will work. Rhondy reminds Grandmama what she said about her when they first came to live together: "That’s my joy, that’s Grandmama’s joy. Long as I got my joy, I’ll be all right." "As sometimes happens, the child is more resourceful than the adult.This is the portrait of a relationship, revealed less as a story than as the unfolding of love." — Booklist "A sensitive story that shows the loving relationship between Grandmama and Rhondy." — School Library Journal
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