Ten Beautiful Things

OMG - the ending just about had me in tears. Gram and Lily are going for a long car ride. Lily is going to live with Gram. We don’t know why, it’s never mentioned. Gram’s makes a game of finding 10 beautiful things. As a way to take Lily’s mind of whatever it is on and make her feel more

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safe and secure. This book should be a staple in libraries, and in child resource centers, or anyplace that needs to place a child with their grandparent. I spend quite a bit of time living with my grams in between base transfers, so maybe I feel this book more than other will, but I don’t care. I loved this story.

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This is yet another illustrated book where the story and illustrations weave together to create magic.

Lilly is moving far away with her grandmother. The reason why this is occurring is not mentioned. But, when her grandmother arrives at her doorstep, she knows that Lilly is sad and confused. When I

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was a child, my grandmother was my rock. She always found a light in the darkness.

This book holds a special place in my heart. I also had a grandmother who knew when I was sad. And just as Lilly's grandmother found a way out of the darkness, I too was fortunate to have someone who cared and made the rain feel like sun!

As the trip progresses, to cheer her, Lilly's grandmother tells her they will find ten beautiful things as their journey continues.

I will search for more books by this author.

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