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Reviewed on April 1, 1988
Gr 1-3 A simple rhymed tale that traces a family through three genera tions. Grandma tells the story to her granddaughter, starting with her own birth 80 years before. Inside were gas lamps and firelight, she says, and the illustrations show a cozy Edwardian in terior. Grandma goes on to describe her christening, siblings, childhood pranks and dreams, and eventual marriage. The couple have a child; her husband goes off to war (never to return...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




