Cinder LeDell

GRANgirl's birthdays are coming faster and faster. Yesterday she was six years old, and today she is seven. Although she has often wished for daily birthdays, the reality worries her.

PENGie, a magical flying penguin, takes the main characters, best friends BEARly and DOLLie, from America to Japan to surprise GRANgirl on her birthday.

With rhyming text and photographs, a 3-year-old girl and her grandmother recall the events, month by monthe, of the previous year. GRAMme has only a few memoires of her life at age 4, and none prior to that. By sharing together now, perhaps GRANgirl will remember her second year of life, even when she is a grandmother herself.

"Based on a true story, a stuffed bear hears a mysterious noise. He and his friend set out to discover the source of this annoying sound. Mischief and imagination, coupled with the heart of a wise penguin, make this a delightful adventure to read."