When I See Grandma

In this touching and heart-warming picture book, Debra Tidball creates joy in the most difficult of situations. Mixing scenes of past and present, When I see Grandma celebrates the happiness that a young girl and boy bring to their ailing grandmother (and the rest of the residents) in an aged care home.

This poignant book brought both tears and smiles, often together, as the children's sweet attempts at entertaining their grandma evoked lovely memories of her happy life. The charming illustrations worked so well with the thoughtful text connecting the past and present seamlessly. Though the concept of death is a difficult subject, most especially in children's books, the author handled it delicately and with true beauty. A lovely read.

100% of royalties from the book are donated to the Hazel Hawke Alzheimer's Research and Care fund.