Goldie’s Guide to Grandchilding

PreS-Gr 2–In a book that subverts the how-to category when it comes to parenting, Goldie is a blonde-haired, pink-skinned child who instructs fellow grandchildren on how to take care of their grandparents. She creates some helpful rules such as make sure grandparents exercise with some funky dances, keep toy choices simple (yo-yos, not video games), and tolerate their pranks. After a full day of grandparenting, Goldie reports, they’ll be sleeping like a baby. Scrawled funny scenes that emulate children’s drawings, along with the narration, are full of potty jokes and other gross humor, all the things that make children giggle. It is a bit wacky, but works well with the tone of the writing. One potential flaw of this book is the font choice, which may be difficult for some emerging readers, though it perfectly suits the playfulness of the book.