Product Key Features
Book TitleGrandmother's Dreamcatcher
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Bedtime & Dreams, People & Places / United States / Native American
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes, Schuett, Stacey
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorBecky Ray Mccain
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN98-004996
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"A picture book that is particularly welcome for portraying a present-day story about Native Americans." Booklist, "A picture book that is particularly welcome for portraying a present-day story about Native Americans."Booklist, "A Chippewa girl's bad dreams are kept at bay by a dreamcatcher in this straightforward story. The paintings convincingly convey tenderness among the family members, as well as the narrator's anxiety."--Publishers Weekly, "The dreamcatcher--or the story--works; Kimmy wakes up happy and refreshed. The love shared by the child and her grandmother is palpable, reflected in the old woman's reassuring presence, her words, actions, and spirit."--Kirkus Reviews, "In the first-person narrative, the child's voice is quiet and convincing. A picture book that is particularly welcome for portraying a present-day story about Native Americans."--Booklist
Grade FromPreschool
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey DecimalE
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisA 2001 Parents' Choice Paperback Recommended Winner While Kimmy's parents look for a house close to Daddy's job, Kimmy stays with her Chippewa grandmother. The bad dreams she has had still bother her. But with her grandmother's help, she learns about dreamcatchers and together they make one., Kimmy visits his Chippewa grandmother at her cabin in the north woods and learns the Native American legend of the dreamcatcher., While Kimmy's parents look for a house close to Daddy's job, Kimmy stays with her Chippewa grandmother. The bad dreams she has had still bother her. But with her grandmother's help, she learns about dreamcatchers.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.M4783375Gr 1998