grandfathers

Noni is afraid as she and her grandaddy walk home, until he tells her how he met her Grandma Ismay one dark night in Alabama and how the big yellow moon came to light up the sky.

Grandpa gets nervous when a thunderstorm starts until Charlie explains that storms are caused by giants coming out to play.

Wendy suffers torment from the school bully for being slender and sensitive, but when she brings in her grandfather's huge snake to school it escapes and Wendy gets to prove her bravery by recovering the lost serpent.

A young grandson helps his grandfather recover his car.

The townspeople are afraid of the tiny baby girl who drifted to shore in a wooden boat, but she is taken in and loved by a grandfatherly old fisherman until the time comes for her to fulfill her destiny as fish princess.

When David visits his cousin in Mexico, he not only celebrates the Day of the Dead but he also plays a big part in Miguel's soccer tournament.

While showing her grandfather all the things, from A to Z, that she has brought with her to spend the night, a little girl suddenly realizes that she forgot one important item.

Two Spanish American children listen as their grandfather who lives in Mexico tells about the history of Mexico and the present day Mexican culture.

From his first day, school has been torture for Gregory and it gets progressively worse until he is expelled in eighth grade, but through all his difficulties, Gregory has counted on support from his grandfather, but when his grandfather becomes ill it is Gregory's turn to offer support.

Relates, in verse, why it's fun to spend the day with Grandpa.