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Wellness Wednesday: Delaware Librarian Writes Children's Book

Local Delaware Librarian Writes Children's Book
Watch NCC Executive Matthew Meyer read and discuss the book with the author!

Adriana Camacho-Church has been a librarian with the Bear and Newark Libraries for many years, serving both English and Spanish speaking communities in New Castle County. She also assisted the DHSS Library in translating and reviewing our Spanish language health resources. While she has written for Out and About Magazine writing about local stories and human interest pieces, it wasn't until much later after rediscovering an old story idea that she decided to make into a book and become an author. Based on her own experiences with her grandmother, the book Grandma, Where Will Your Love Go? is a touching story about the love between a girl and her grandmother and slowly coming to terms with death and saying goodbye. Written in both English and in Spanish, this book translates a universal but complex topic into a tender story for the whole family. Available for checkout with your Delaware library card.

“A sweet bilingual picture book sharing the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, including the possibility of a time when one might not be here any longer. Short and beautiful lyrical sentences describe the places where her love for her granddaughter will be: the sun, the shade, in drops of rain, in the darkness and the wind, and whenever she bakes—just as they would bake together. They both have brown skin. VERDICT: A solid addition to bilingual picture book collections, this is a great choice for those looking for stories about grandparents as well as for discussing loss.”—School Library Journal
 

Grandma, Where Will Your Love Go? - Abuela, ¿Adónde Irá Tu Amor? by Adriana Camacho-Church; Gastón Hauviller (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781558859845

Publication Date: 2023-10-31

"Grandma and I dance together, / sew together, / bake together / and go to the market together." This engaging picture book depicts the loving relationship between a young girl and her grandmother and the girl's growing realization that her grandmother will not always be physically present. Her beloved abuela "walks slower, sits longer and takes more medicine." Abuela comforts her granddaughter by using nature's beauty, power and mystery to reassure her that life continues-and so does love. The child will feel her touch in the sun's warmth and her kiss in each raindrop. When the wind lifts her hair, she will know her grandmother is there. The beauty of sunlit dragonflies and the smell of baked bread will be reminders of her love. "Feel my love in the power of waterfalls," Grandma says. "Feel it in a moonlit darkness and in the sprout from a seed." The love they share will surround her always.With beautiful illustrations by Gastón Hauviller depicting a child enjoying activities with a special adult, this bilingual book about loss, healing and a unique bond will connect children to the idea that we come from and return to nature. Kids will eagerly recount-or even write about-their favorite memories of time spent with a beloved family member or friend.