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The Hello, Goodbye Window

Written by Norton Juster; Illustrated by Chris Raschka
ISBN: 0786809140
2006 Caldecott Medal Winner, 2006 ALA Notable Children's Book

From the Publisher:
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood. It is also a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild.

Other Books by the Author
The Phantom Tollbooth, Dot and the Line: Romance in Lower Mathematics

Read

Preview the book with your child. Explain that it is a book about a little girl, who spends special days at her grandparents’ house.



Do

Is there a special house you like to visit? Maybe it has your favorite people inside. Draw your own hello goodbye window. Can you draw some special people who are inside? Can you draw some special people or things that are outside?

What do see outside your window? What would you like to see outside your window? Draw a picture of what you can see outside your window and what you would like to see outside your window.

Write a letter or draw a picture for your grandparents. You can write about or draw a special memory that you share with them.

Make a scrapbook of pictures of you and your grandparents to share with them.

Ask your grandparents to tell you about the things they did when they were your age.

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FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman

Grandma Ruffman’s Recipe for Success (Show 114)
Grandma Ruffman wants Ruff to sell a few hundred thousand copies of her cookbook on his show, but she thinks her grandson needs to be much funnier to garner the ratings he'll need to move product. So Ruff sends Taylor, Noah, and Brian out to cook Grandma's recipes.

Arthur

Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm (Show 115)
Arthur and D.W. spend a week at their grandfather's farm. Grandpa Dave is a lot of fun, but the farm isn't the way Arthur remembered it.  

The Half-baked Sale (Show 120)
Grandma Thora's agreed to help on the local bake sale, but Arthur and D.W. worry what people will think when they discover Grandma Thora's terrible cooking. Arthur considers how to keep Grandma Thora's "goodies" out of sight without hurting her feelings. 

Grandma Thora Appreciation Day (Show 215)
Arthur and D.W. are planning a surprise party for Grandma Thora. They're doing it all by themselves-and they're not even fighting! But somehow, in the midst of all the party-planning mayhem, one teeny detail gets forgotten-the guest of honor!

D.W. Tale Spins (Show 406)
Grandma Thora teaches D.W. how to use her imagination to tell fantastic tales.

The Big Dig (Show 509)
Arthur and D.W. used to love it when Grandpa Dave came to visit -- but now he only wants to sleep and play checkers. Then one day Grandpa Dave shares a secret map, and Arthur and D.W. hunt for a buried treasure and discover some family history. 

Maya and Miguel

The Match Maker (Show 102)
One evening, after Maya sees Abuela Elena dancing alone after dinner, she decides that her grandmother’s cheery exterior is masking a deep loneliness — and that Abuela Elena needs to be fixed up on a date. Maya’s big idea launches a quest for an eligible sixty-something bachelor, the mother of all makeovers, and a blind date that doesn't go as planned.

Abuela Upmanship (Show 133)
Maya is sick about hearing how wonderful Lola's grandmother is - she seems to do everything just perfectly. Maya feels her own Abuela is pretty great and wants her to be recognized too.

Reading Rainbow

The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, a young girl learns the secret ingredient in her Grandma's special quilt of memories.

The Wall by Eve Bunting
A boy and his father come to Washington D.C. to visit the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial to find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
This story traces the lineage of one family's women who began creating quilts with secret maps to freedom during the years of slavery and continued in the generations beyond as a tribute to the past.

Websites

Grandparents
This site from eMINTS features links to lesson plans, websites, and activities that focus on grandparents.

Community Club
Learn more about some of the community helpers that live in your town at this site from Scholastic.

Other Titles

Special Views of the World
And to Think That I Saw It On Mulbery Street
by Dr. Suess
Marco imagines that a boring old horse and wagon he sees on the street are much more!

Window Music
by Anastasia  Suen (1998)
As a girl travels by train from her grandparents' house back home she sees scenery from countryside to cityscape.

Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman (2004)
A young girl sitting at a bus stop watches as the everyday activities around her turn into a sidewalk circus.

Grandparents
Abuela
by Arthur Dorros (1997)
Rosalba's imagination takes her and her abuela on a flight of fancy over New York City.

Bluebird Summer
by Deborah Hopkinson (2001)
Mags and Cody discover that their grandparents' farm just isn't the same after their grandmother's death. Grandpa has sold off some of his fields and the bluebirds grandma loved are gone.

Gifts
by Jo Ellen Bogart (1996)
A globetrotting grandma asks her granddaughter "What would you have me bring?" every time she takes off on her travels.

Grandpa's Corner Store
by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (2000)
Lucy's rallies the community to save her grandfather's local grocery store.

Oma's Quilt
by Paulette Bourgeois (2001)
Emily and her mother decide to make a quilt from things that she loved to help her make the transition from her home to a retirement home.