Grandmother School
by Rina Singh and Ellen Rooney
Orca Book Publishers, 2020. 32 pages.
Review written September 11, 2020, from a library book
Grandmother School is a picture book based on the true story of a school in India that was made especially for the grandmothers in that village.
The story is told by a little girl who walks her Aaji to Grandmother School.
Aaji started school a year ago. My teacher said almost everyone in the village could read, write and count except for all of the grandmothers.
So he built Aajibaichi Shala – Grandmother School.
Ajoba – my grandfather – shook his head and said that learning at this age was a waste of time, but most of the people in the village were happy for the grandmothers.
When Aaji first learned to spell her name, she did a little dance.
The book shows Aaji with daily tasks made simpler, and happy in her new-found knowledge. Her granddaughter helps her with homework and they have a new bond together, since they are both students.
This lovely picture book celebrates the joy and power that come from learning as well as the love between a grandmother and granddaughter.
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