Go, Grandma, Go!

by Lynn Plourde, Sophie Beer (Illustrations)

Perfect for the grandmas who slide the slides, swing the swings, and love their grandchildren dearly, this charming board book celebrates the special relationship between grandmothers and their grandkids.

Beep! Bop!
Don’t stop!
Go, Grandma, go!

Climb high
Touch the sky
Go, Grandma, go!

Grandma is on the go in this charming board book! From pushing the stroller, to swinging on the swings, to hiking up a mountain, grandma and grandchild are always having a ball! This board book perfectly captures the special bond that grandmothers have with their grandchildren.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family

20 pages, Board Book

Published March 10, 2020

About the author

I write kids' books--talk about a FUN job! I worked for 21 years as a speech-language therapist in Maine schools. When I got married, I got 3 & 4-year-old stepsons as part of my ready-made family. I read the boys picture books at bedtime. They fell asleep after 2 or 3 books, but I kept reading stacks and stacks of picture books and started to dream . . . maybe I could write picture books. I was already writing educational books (listening & speaking ideas for the classroom), but PICTURE BOOKS--that was different!

Different, and sloooooow! I had 13 years of rejections before getting my first book published, Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud, and I still get more rejections than acceptances--even after having more than 40 books published. So I'm still an author-in-training--learning to be a better author all the time.

I LOVE writing, the whole creative process. I also LOVE sharing my books with kids at schools: doing interactive readings, turning one of my books into a play, and teaching students how to plan and write different kinds of stories (i.e. problem stories, character stories, graphic novel scenes, fables) modeled after my books.

I love to try new kinds of writing such as poetic stories, a biography, a graphic novel, and more. Writing new kinds of stories is a challenge, but it makes writing fun and keeps me interested in the process.

Reviews

[PeachyTO · Rating 5 out of 5]

Go Grandma Go! is the only board book on our list and appeals chiefly to babies. Bright colours, fun activities, and never-ending energy are on the agenda in this adorable little book, as each page shares a different grandma and her grandchild having a blast together.

To see the rest of the books on the Top 5 Picture Books about Grandmas, please visit my blog post at Peachy Books here.

[David]

A presentation of several grandmothers and their grandchildren each doing fun activities together.
The illustrations are cheerful, fun, and colorful. The people featured on each page are different races. Both my son and his grandmother enjoyed the book together. This would make a great gift for grandparents with a baby grandchild.

[Nic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute, and I like the fun art!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rhyming board book that celebrates the special relationship between grandmother and grandchild. The lively, bouncy text and bright, colorful illustrations show different grandmothers participating in a number of fun activities: flying a kite, twisting and twirling to music, in the snow, on the beach, and more, until finally there's grandma and grandchild napping on a hammock after reading a book: "Breezes blow to and fro. Slow Grandma, slow.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast and fun read

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute illustrations of grandmas going on adventures with their grandchild.

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grandma is on the go, and grandchild is in tow to share the experience with grandma.

[Rachel Guy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a lovely book with gorgeous illustrations about the many things a grandkid can do with a grandmother. There are lots of onomatopoeias in the book (e.g. beep! bop!) with a simple rhyming scheme throughout. It portrays grandma and grandkid playing together - being pushed in a car, going down a slide together, playing musical instruments, flying a kite, going shopping, sledding in the snow, playing at the beach, hiking, resting in a hammock. I love that these are not stereotypical "female" things to do but something anyone can go regardless of gender. Additionally, the grandmothers portrayed in the illustrations are many different ages and races (as are the grandkids) but I also would have like to have seen some grandmothers of different abilities. I would hate for a child to think they can't play with grandma because she's hard of hearing or in a wheelchair.

Age: Infant-Toddler
Companion book: Go, Grandpa, Go!

[Kelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Age: Infant-Toddler
Companion book: Go, Grandpa, Go!

Active grandparents share in the thrill of exploration, exercise, and everyday activities with their grandkids. The pages are somewhat busy but are not jarring for little eyes and group/virtual reads.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

M loves all things Grandma and Grandpa, and this book features lots of activities and things that she likes to talk about (there's snow, music, dancing, dogs, sleeping, running, etc).

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grandparent, rhyming, diverse

[Smi4ever2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick, fun and easy read to toddlers.

[Melenia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty cute read

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shows a number of diverse family situations and is fun to read.

[Melissa]

An adorable board book, perfect for storytime.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute.