Nana says I will be famous one day

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Title:

Nana says I will be famous one day

Author:

Stott, Ann, 1964- author.

Joyner, Andrew (Illustrator), illustrator.

Summary:

Nana cheers the loudest at her grandson's basketball game. She dances in the aisles at the spring concert. She yells at the umpire that he needs to get his eyes checked when he doesn't call the strikes her grandson pitches. But when this go-go-go grandmother takes a tumble trying to get a front-row seat at the basketball game, it's her grandson who roots her on in her recovery.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction

Grandsons -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Joyner, Andrew (Illustrator),

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9780763695606

Publication Information:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.

Call Number:

P STOTT

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

School event? Ball game? Nana is there. But who will cheer on Nana after she takes a tumble? A sweet and spirited intergenerational story.

Nana cheers the loudest at her grandson's basketball game. She dances in the aisles at the spring concert. She yells at the umpire that he needs to get his eyes checked when he doesn't call the strikes her grandson pitches. But when this go-go-go grandmother takes a tumble trying to get a front-row seat at the basketball game, it's her grandson who roots her on in her recovery. Author Ann Stott celebrates our families' biggest fans in a lively first-person narrative from the grandchild's point of view. Andrew Joyner's illustrations are as energetic and upbeat as Nana, who sparks much comic action, purse by her side. Filled with humor and heart, this tale will have readers -- especially grandparents and their grandchildren -- whistling and woo-hoo-ing!

Author Notes

Ann Stott is the author of Want to Play Trucks?, illustrated by Bob Graham; What to Do When You're Sent to Your Room, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin; and Always and I'll Be There, both illustrated by Matt Phelan. She is also an art director and children's book designer. Ann Stott lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Andrew Joyner is an internationally published illustrator and author. His books include Bear Make Den by Jane Godwin and Michael Wagner and The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky. He lives in South Australia.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The puppy who narrates this story by Stott (Want to Play Trucks?) has a number-one fan: Nana. Friendly cartoons by Joyner (Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum) show Nana attending every concert and athletic competition ("She plans her hair appointments around my home meets") and proudly covering her walls with her grandchild's artwork. But Nana's adoration and supreme confidence in the child's talents also have a downside: she coaches from the sidelines, heckles an umpire, and blithely ignores the rights of teammates and spectators. Nana probably needs a good talking to, but it isn't going to come from the young narrator, who seems clear-eyed about her behavior but never appears embarrassed by the enthusiasm. After Nana's headstrong ways result in an injury ("She took a tumble at my basketball game trying to get a front-row seat"), he becomes her companion and caretaker. And that really is the heart of the tale: how we love those closest to our hearts, even when they're far from perfect. Ages 3--7. (Aug.)