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Other Words for Nonno
Dave Cameron
Illustrator: Yong Ling Kang
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 978-1-5-52530-575-7
Keywords: Grandfathers, word retrieval, compassion, intergenerational bonding inventiveness, SEL, Aging
When Jill notices her grandfather's growing silences and repetitions during their weekly word game, she finds an ingenious way to help him. Watercolors in a muted palette.