A Heartwarming Story Celebrating Intergenerational Friendships
Written by a therapist who specializes in older adults' mental health, My Amazing Grandfriend is a meaningful story that celebrates the importance of kindness and friendships between children and the elderly. The book features colorful and whimsical illustrations by award-winning illustrator Rebecca Sinclair that compliment the engaging text beautifully.
From the back cover:
Can a friend be someone older and wiser?
Parker is about to find out!
It's Friendship Month at Parker's school, and his class is volunteering at the local assisted living community. His classmates can't wait to meet their grandfriends...except Parker. He worries that he won't know what to talk about with older people and they won't have anything in common.
Parker even tries to skip taking part altogether!
When Parker is matched with a lonely older man named Ray, what happens next is something he didn't expect!
Will Parker make a new grandfriend after all?
The book also includes a bonus kindness activity and discussion questions at the end that help kids:
-Discover 10 ways they can show kindness to older adults
-Empathize with the loneliness that some older adults feel
-Understand the value of having older and wiser friends
My Amazing Grandfriend is the perfect book for:
-Grandfriends Day school celebrations
-Adopt-a-Grandparent events at senior care centers, non-profits, and religious congregations
-School-based intergenerational service learning projects
-Senior care center intergenerational programs
-Grandparents Day events
