Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grand and Great Grandparents and Grandchildren Share Their Stories of Love and Wisdom
by Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; Newmark, AmyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-09-30
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Summary
A parent becomes a new person the day the first grandchild is born. Formerly serious and responsible adults go on shopping sprees for toys and baby clothing, smile incessantly, pull out photo albums that they "just happen to have" with them, and proudly display baby seats in their cars. Grandparents dote on their grandchildren, and grandchildren love them back with all their hearts. This new book includes the best stories on being a grandparent from Chicken Soup's extensive library. Everyone has experienced the special ties between grandparents and grandchildren the unlimited love, the mutual admiration and unqualified acceptance. Grandparents and grandchildren will enjoy these lovingly written stories written by grandparents about their grandchildren and by grateful grandchildren about their grandparents. The book is set in larger print for easier reading.
Author Biography
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Amy Newmark is the Publisher of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Table of Contents
| A Special Foreword | p. xi |
| Becoming a Grandparent | |
| A Grandmother Is Born | p. 1 |
| Thoughts on Being a Grandmother | p. 4 |
| By Any Other Name | p. 7 |
| She'll Call Me "Ma" | p. 9 |
| Someone's Grandmother | p. 13 |
| The Bathroom Mirror | p. 17 |
| She Looks Just Like | p. 20 |
| Good News, Bad News | p. 23 |
| From the Mouths of Babes | |
| Amazon Woman Becomes a Princess | p. 31 |
| Missing Pa | p. 34 |
| Twenty-Nine and Holding | p. 38 |
| Pennies from Heaven | p. 40 |
| Everybody Knows Everybody | p. 43 |
| Papa's Gift to Kelsey | p. 50 |
| Raising My Sights | p. 52 |
| Family Ties | |
| Reflections of Hope | p. 57 |
| Grandma's Necklace | p. 59 |
| Gift from Another Grandmother | p. 62 |
| The Rocker | p. 65 |
| The Folks Next Door | p. 67 |
| I Love You Double | p. 70 |
| Grandpa's Gift | p. 73 |
| No Obstacle for a Grandparent | |
| Growing Old Disgracefully | p. 79 |
| Grandma's Cake | p. 84 |
| Lisa | p. 87 |
| Granny's Last Cartwheel | p. 92 |
| Forgiveness Tastes Sweet | p. 96 |
| For My Grandson | p. 100 |
| Legacies through the Generations | |
| The Silver Sugar Bowl | p. 105 |
| The Seed Jar | p. 108 |
| A Journey on Cane River | p. 112 |
| A Tradition in the Waiting | p. 118 |
| Your Legacy | p. 121 |
| Grandma's Pearls | p. 123 |
| Grandma's Surprise Party | p. 126 |
| Love Across the Generations | |
| A Dance with My Grandmother | p. 135 |
| A Grandpa's Love | p. 138 |
| Love Bugs | p. 141 |
| The Heart Remembers | p. 145 |
| Divine Order | p. 149 |
| Grandma Fujikawa | p. 153 |
| Timeless Generosity | p. 157 |
| Gran | p. 161 |
| Oh What a Day! | p. 163 |
| Love on the Edge of the Grand Canyon | p. 166 |
| Sharing Wisdom | |
| A Canadian's Story | p. 173 |
| Change of Heart | p. 178 |
| Grandma's Words | p. 182 |
| Trying Times and Dirty Dishes | p. 185 |
| Confidence | p. 189 |
| A Hug and a Kiss | p. 192 |
| Nona's Garden | p. 195 |
| Grandma Lois | p. 199 |
| A Change of Seasons | p. 201 |
| One Finger | p. 204 |
| Buddies | p. 207 |
| Same Agenda | p. 209 |
| Walking with Grandpa | p. 212 |
| What a Child Can Teach Us | |
| Just As I Imagined It | p. 219 |
| How Do You Talk to God? | p. 222 |
| Green Power | p. 227 |
| The Last Puppy | p. 231 |
| Sacred Cows | p. 235 |
| The Fishing Lesson | p. 238 |
| Hershey's Dark Chocolate | p. 242 |
| Special Connections | |
| Orange Cheeks | p. 247 |
| The Shawl | p. 254 |
| Abuela's Magic | p. 257 |
| Thoughts from a Three-Year-Old | p. 260 |
| Food for Thought | p. 262 |
| We'll Never Divorce You | p. 264 |
| There Is No Place I'd Rather Be | |
| Grandma's Soup Night | p. 271 |
| Digging in the Dirt | p. 274 |
| What's a Grandma to Do? | p. 276 |
| A Day at Grandmom's House | p. 280 |
| Why Not? | p. 283 |
| A Coke and a Smile | p. 287 |
| Gifts and Gratitude | |
| Piano Music | p. 295 |
| Help for the Helper | p. 298 |
| Monday Night Tea | p. 302 |
| The Dress | p. 306 |
| Gifts of the Heart | p. 309 |
| Gramma Jan | p. 312 |
| Ripples in the Pond | p. 316 |
| The Grandma Video | p. 320 |
| An Unexpected Moment | p. 323 |
| Grammy's Gifts | p. 326 |
| That Sunday Afternoon | p. 330 |
| A Gift from Nana | p. 334 |
| A Treasured Gift | p. 336 |
| Treasured Moments | |
| Grandma's Catfish | p. 343 |
| A Sister's Visit | p. 347 |
| Porch Swing Cocktails | p. 350 |
| Through the Windowpane | p. 354 |
| The Holly Trees | p. 357 |
| Pudgy | p. 360 |
| The Locket | p. 363 |
| Pumpkin Magic | p. 367 |
| The Burning of the Leaves | p. 369 |
| The Marriage License | p. 373 |
| Grandma-Great | p. 377 |
| More Chicken Soup | p. 380 |
| Who Is Jack Canfield? | p. 391 |
| Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? | p. 393 |
| Who Is Amy Newmark? | p. 395 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 397 |
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