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賲丕賲丕賳 亘夭乇诏 噩丿蹖丿
賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏 丿禺鬲乇讴 亘賴 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖 賮乇丕賲賵卮蹖 丿趩丕乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏 噩丿蹖丿 噩賵乇 丿蹖诏乇 丕爻鬲. 丕賵 讴賴 賯亘賱丕 毓丕卮賯 爻賮乇 亘賵丿 丨丕賱丕 禺丕賳賴 賳卮蹖賳 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 丿蹖诏乇 丕夭 賲丿賱 賲賵賴丕蹖 毓噩蹖亘 賵 睾乇蹖亘 丿禺鬲乇讴 丕蹖乇丕丿 賳賲蹖 诏蹖乇丿貙 賵 賳蹖丕夭 亘賴 賲乇丕賯亘鬲 丿丕卅賲蹖 丿丕乇丿 趩賵賳 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 亘賴 禺賵丿卮 氐丿賲賴 亘夭賳丿
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First published January 1, 2011
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Elisabeth Steinkellner
19听books14听followersElisabeth Steinkellner wuchs im s眉dlichen Nieder枚sterreich auf. Lange Zeit w眉nschte sie sich nichts sehnlicher, als Zirkusartistin zu werden. Als sie zw枚lf war und ihre Eltern immer noch keine Anstalten machten, sie in einer Kompanie unterzubringen, 盲nderte sie ihre Pl盲ne und wollte fortan Schriftstellerin werden. Oder Meeresbiologin. Oder Schaufensterdekorateurin. Nach dem Abitur kam es anders: Sie absolvierte eine Ausbildung zur Sozialp盲dagogin und ein Studium der Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie in Wien. Nebenbei entdeckte sie die Faszination des Zirkus von Neuem, schwamm in verschiedenen Meeren und dekorierte statt Schaufenstern ihre h盲ufig wechselnden Wohnungen. Nur die Lust am Schreiben will sich in nichts anderes verwandeln lassen und begleitet sie bis heute - zieht immer wieder an ihrem Rockzipfel, schl眉pft mitunter nachts unter ihre Decke und h盲tte am liebsten ihre ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit.
Elisabeth Steinkellners Arbeiten wurden u.a. mit dem Hans-im-Gl眉ck-Preis, dem Mira-Lobe-Stipendium und dem Feldkircher Lyrikpreis ausgezeichnet. Ihre B眉cher sind bisher in acht Sprachen erschienen.
Elisabeth Steinkellners Arbeiten wurden u.a. mit dem Hans-im-Gl眉ck-Preis, dem Mira-Lobe-Stipendium und dem Feldkircher Lyrikpreis ausgezeichnet. Ihre B眉cher sind bisher in acht Sprachen erschienen.
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September 5, 2019
賯氐賴鈥屫й� 賲賳丕爻亘 亘乇丕蹖 讴賵丿讴丕賳蹖 讴賴 倬丿乇亘夭乇诏 蹖丕 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏 賲亘鬲賱丕 亘賴 丌賱夭丕蹖賲乇 丿丕乇賳丿
February 5, 2024
禺蹖賱蹖 丿賵爻卮 丿丕卮鬲賲馃ス爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 賵賯鬲蹖 賲丕賲丕賳亘夭乇诏賲 賮賵鬲 卮丿 丕蹖賳賵 禺乇亘丿賲 丕賳诏丕乇 賳丕禺賵丕爻鬲賴 亘丕 丿蹖丿賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇 乇賵蹖 噩賱丿 丕蹖賳 丨爻 賲蹖讴乇丿賲 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏蹖 丿丕乇賲貙丕賲丕 丕丨爻丕爻 禺蹖丕賲鬲 賲蹖讴乇丿賲 亘禺賵賳賲. 丕爻賲 賲丕賲丕賳 亘夭乇诏 噩丿蹖丿 亘賴賲 丕亘賳 丨爻 賵 賲蹖丿丕丿貙賵 丕賲乇賵夭 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 賮賴賲蹖丿賲 噩丿蹖丿 亘賵丿賳卮 蹖 賲賮賴賵賲 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 丿丕乇賴.禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 亘賵丿.
May 25, 2024
賴賵 丕賱賳賵乇
讴鬲丕亘 氐賵鬲蹖 乇賵 丕夭 賳賵丕乇 诏賵卮 丿丕丿賲貙 賯卮賳诏 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 鬲氐丕賵蹖乇 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賴賲 亘亘蹖賳賲.
鄣禺乇丿丕丿 郾鄞郯鄢
讴鬲丕亘 氐賵鬲蹖 乇賵 丕夭 賳賵丕乇 诏賵卮 丿丕丿賲貙 賯卮賳诏 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 鬲氐丕賵蹖乇 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賴賲 亘亘蹖賳賲.
鄣禺乇丿丕丿 郾鄞郯鄢
August 27, 2016
I really liked the story, but was not impressed by the drab illustrations.
August 13, 2019
The description says that this is a book about dementia, but the way it is presented in the story makes it seem much more like the Granny had a stroke. It's still a good book for helping a child process something that has happened to their aging grandparents or someone else they love, but if you are looking specifically for a book that deals with dementia there are others that provide more details or do more to depict the degenerative nature of the disease. This one is more of a before/after situation (like if they had had a stroke), but the other things the child has to deal with and their emotions presented in the story feel true.
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December 4, 2020People get older. It is a part of life. I liked this book because the girl was old enough to know that her grandmother was changing, but she embraced it and allowed her grandmother to still be loved all the same.
June 29, 2018
毓賳賵丕賳 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 賮丕乇爻蹖:
賲丕賲丕賳 亘夭乇诏 噩丿蹖丿
賲丕賲丕賳 亘夭乇诏 噩丿蹖丿
December 21, 2018
A simple story told from a child's perspective about her grandmother with dementia.
April 7, 2023
鬲氐賵蹖乇诏乇蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘蹖 丿丕乇丿 賵 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 乇賳诏鈥屬囏� 賴賲 亘丕 丨丕賱 賵 賴賵丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲賳丕爻亘 丿丕乇丿.
July 12, 2014
Fini doesn't understand what's happening to her granny. She used to make a fuss over Fini's unusual hairdos, and they would always do grandmotherly things together, like walk to the pond to feed the ducks. Granny was an amazing cook. She liked to travel, and then make delicious exotic dishes for her family. But, after a trip to the hospital, everything changed. Now, Granny loves Fini's fun hairdos, and she would rather eat the breadcrumbs than feed them to the ducks. And, as for cooking, it's definitely out of the question. Fini has no idea what's going on. The sudden change in personality seems so strange. Soon Granny moves into her house, and Fini can't believe how bizarre her behavior is. One day, Fini's mom asks her to keep an eye on Granny. Fini leaves her alone for just a minute, and when she returns, she finds Granny snoozing under the kitchen table. What will her mom think when she finds out? Why is Granny acting so strange? What insight will the visiting nurse, Agatha, paint into the picture? You will have to pick up this unique children's picture book to find out!
I loved this story. This book is an excellent read for kids who have grandparents living with dementia. It opens up conversations about growing older, which leads to understanding and acceptance of change. The illustrations are lovely, and the story calls to mind all of the wonderful things grandmothers bring to the table.
March 2, 2013
Fini loved being with her old Granny. They fed the ducks together and when Granny traveled, she鈥檇 send postcards. Granny made the BEST foods too. Granny went to the hospital and when she came back, she was 鈥渘ew Granny.鈥� Now she does things like she wants to eat the bread that was for the ducks, she turns the stove on to warm her hands, not to cook, and she can鈥檛 travel. She has to move in with Fini and her parents because she needs to be watched now. Fini likes her new Granny, but she is kind of upset that she has to help take care of Granny instead of Granny taking care of her, and gets fed up with it.
This book has a great story. Granny has dementia and a lot of kids don鈥檛 understand this subject. I got this book just as my great-grandfather started to get sick. I didn鈥檛 understand why he was doing some of the things he was and my parents told me it was dementia. I showed my mom this book and she got the book for our family to read together. I like how the book tells kids that the person going through this is still the same person, only a bit different. Besides the great, meaningful story, the illustrations are magnificent. I love how they are drawn. I especially like how Granny looks the same but just acts different.
This book has a great story. Granny has dementia and a lot of kids don鈥檛 understand this subject. I got this book just as my great-grandfather started to get sick. I didn鈥檛 understand why he was doing some of the things he was and my parents told me it was dementia. I showed my mom this book and she got the book for our family to read together. I like how the book tells kids that the person going through this is still the same person, only a bit different. Besides the great, meaningful story, the illustrations are magnificent. I love how they are drawn. I especially like how Granny looks the same but just acts different.
December 7, 2012
Elisabeth Steinkellner has written a touching and empathetic story about an aging grandparent who is suffering from dementia. She realistically captures Fini鈥檚 confusion about the changes that occur when her Granny is diagnosed with dementia. But Fini learns to love and accept the changes of her new Granny. With the growing number of older adults affected by Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia, this is a helpful resource for children. The author is from Austria and the book has been translated into English by Connie Straddling Morby.
Michael Roher鈥檚 illustrations have an Austrian flavor. His technique is unusual and he offered to share his process. 鈥滻 used colored ink (fine-pen and marker) as well as red and brown pencils and pastels,鈥� says Roher. 鈥淔or some surfaces I used a monoprint-technique to create interesting structures. I used a roll to apply the color (water-soluble color for linoleum-prints) on the paper, cut out the pieces I needed and glued them onto my pictures.鈥� His illustrations are unique, warm and show compassion among the characters.
Michael Roher鈥檚 illustrations have an Austrian flavor. His technique is unusual and he offered to share his process. 鈥滻 used colored ink (fine-pen and marker) as well as red and brown pencils and pastels,鈥� says Roher. 鈥淔or some surfaces I used a monoprint-technique to create interesting structures. I used a roll to apply the color (water-soluble color for linoleum-prints) on the paper, cut out the pieces I needed and glued them onto my pictures.鈥� His illustrations are unique, warm and show compassion among the characters.
January 3, 2013
What a marvelous resource for parents looking for helping in explaining Alzheimer's. Fini's old granny never understood Fini's interesting hairstyle choices but she was a great cook and loved to travel sending Fini lots of postcards. Then came the day Granny went into the hospital and came out...different. "New" Granny adores Fini's hair and uses the stove, not to cook with, but to warm her hands. Fini's parents tell her that she must help keep track of Granny which Fini fails to do. Angry and frustrated, Fini shouts at her parents and Granny that Granny should be taking care of herself. Once a proper caregiver comes to help, Fini begins to see how she can help Granny and the family by doing small tasks and begins to forge a new relationship with her beloved Granny.
Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library, reviewed this book for the School Library Journal and said, "The sepia pages and illustrations allude to fading but still precious memories..." which is so well put I thought I'd quote her. Recommended.
Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library, reviewed this book for the School Library Journal and said, "The sepia pages and illustrations allude to fading but still precious memories..." which is so well put I thought I'd quote her. Recommended.
February 24, 2013
Fini's granny loves to travel and cook exotic dishes for her family. Then one day Granny changes. She stays home and doesn't do the things she used to. She moves in with Fini's family and they have to keep an eye on her. Granny has changed but they come to appreciate Granny as she is now.
This is a sad book, but one that I am sure many families can relate to. I think it is a beautifully told and illustrated tale and will tug at your heart.
This is a sad book, but one that I am sure many families can relate to. I think it is a beautifully told and illustrated tale and will tug at your heart.
December 19, 2012
A very gentle look at Alzheimer's, from a child's point of view.
Honestly, I'm amazed I'm not in tears.
Honestly, I'm amazed I'm not in tears.
January 23, 2013
Great picture book for families dealing with dementia
September 16, 2016
Touching story of a grandmother with dementia and how the family adjusts to having her live with them.
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