GRAND Magazine - November/December 2008 - (Page 17) ““Grandparents are like the family National Guard…ready to step in when there is a need, and as soon as that need is met…ready to leave active duty.” —Andrew J. Cherlin, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University OCD on campus We know, Monk is a terrific TV show, but obsessive-compulsive disorder is not fiction and is not fun. A free 26-page brochure, “Overcoming OCD: A Guide for College Students,” is available from the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation in Chicago, a charitable nonprofit that has produced a smart, attractive, helpful document that offers pathways to managing the disorder, which affects one percent of American children. For information call Ellen Sawyer at 773-880-1635 or e-mail her at esawyerwyer@ocdchicago.org. Crisp piCks: Editor’s ChoiCE Suite Française, two intertwined novellas by Irène Némirovsky: Published two years ago, this book is not only not new by that standard, it was written over 65 years ago and has just seen the light of day. The reason: The author, declared a “stateless person of Jewish descent” by the Vichy government in Nazi-invaded France, died in a death camp in August 1942. Némirovsky was an accomplished novelist and writer, acclaimed prior to her arrest and death; the writing in this book is, as the New York Times review asserted, “stunning.” The stories focus on the disruption of the lives of individual French people as the Germans invade and occupy—and the mundane, daily details of an occupation, particularly in rural villages, is both enlightening and heartbreaking. (Not to mention more than a bit chilling, particularly in the gas- and food-shortage passages.) How did the manuscript survive? Her older daughter, hidden and moved, survived the Nazis—and, out of hope and loyalty, not knowing her mother’s fate, she carried the handwritten pages with her. She was 9. http://www.amazon.com/SuiteFran%C3%A7aise-Irene-Nemirovsky/dp/1400044731 rEading rECs knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. A father and his toddler daughter head to the Laundromat, where the girl plays but unfortunately leaves her stuffed bunny mixed in with the laundry. The art is drawing over photographs and has many wonderful details. Ages 3-6. http://tiny.cc/Y9Hdv scaredy squirrel by Mélanie Watt. Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of everything, but he’s prepared for all possible events! His preparations prove less than adequate when his emergency kit falls out of his tree, but in trying to retrieve it Scaredy learns that maybe the world isn’t as dangerous a place as he thought! Ages 4-8. http://www.scaredysquirrel.com/ Zelda and ivy: the runaways by Laura McGee Kvasnosky. Two little girls decide to run away for a little while and pack their bags. They head to the backyard for an afternoon of fun and adventures! Ages 6-9. http://tiny. cc/ccHiy henry and Mudge and the Big sleepover by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Suçie Steven- By Katharine Zenke son. What could be more fun than a boy-anddog sleepover? There are games, food, fun and maybe even some sleeping! Ages 5-7. http://tiny.cc/4Yfzt Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee. Clementine is in third grade and is having a very bad week. She’s got a great voice, a fun personality and a laugh-out-loud funny story that make this both a great early chapter book and a great read-aloud for the whole family! Ages 6-10. http://tiny.cc/RWZlw Dylan, IN Cameron, OH Easton, GA Isabelle, NY Blair, IL Frankie & Rachel, NJ NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2008 GRAND 17 http://tiny.cc/Y9Hdv http://tiny.cc/4Yfzt http://www.scaredysquirrel.com/ http://tiny.cc/ccHiy http://www.amazon.com/SuiteFrançaise-Irene-Nemirovsky/dp/1400044731 http://tiny.cc/ccHiy http://tiny.cc/RWZlw
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