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Grandma Calls Me Beautiful - Cover
Grandma Calls Me Beautiful
Barbara M. Joosse, Chronicle Books 2008
 
A Hawaiian version of Joosse's Inuit "Mama Do You Love Me". A small girl asks her Grandmother to tell her again her naming story - when her Grandmother named her "Beautiful". then the child asks if she is still beautiful is she does naughty things. Each time she asks, she is reassured about how much she is loved and treasured. Many words in Hawaiian with a glossary at the back.

Ages: Play Years (2-4), Transition (4-5)
Languages: Languages other than English or Spanish
Book Types: Story Book
Identity Groups: Elders, Rural, Pacific Islander
Strands: Knowledge of Self & Connection to Others, Creative Conflict Resolution & Sense of Justice, Global Awareness