Don't Call Me Grandma

Great-grandmother Nell eats fish for breakfast, she doesn't hug or kiss, and she does NOT want to be called "grandma".

Her great-granddaughter isn't sure what to think about her. But as she slowly learns more about Nell's life and experiences, the girl finds ways to connect with her prickly, pearl-wearing great-grandmother. 

February 2016

Carolrhoda Picture Books

Ages 5-9

ISBN 978-1-4677-4208-5

Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

"Zunon’s mixed-media illustrations of paper collage, pastel, and watercolor lend warmth to this tender story of an aging dragon of a diva and her great-grandchild. The facial expressions span the emotional gamut from pique to sorrow to haughtiness and are all spot-on..." - Kirkus Reviews

"The child in this book is much like the child who will be reading it with an adult. Both she and they sense that there is more at work here than meets the eye. And it is the art by Elizabeth Zunon that backs that feeling up. Elizabeth Zunon has been a force to reckon with for years... In Don’t Call Me Grandma she begins with a straightforward contemporary story. Even then, her endpapers start telling the tale long before the words do..." - Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal Blogs