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Forget Me Not

Author Nancy Van Laan
Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
Ebook
RH Childrens Books | Schwartz & Wade
On sale Aug 05, 2014 | 40 Pages | 9780449815458
Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile AD700L | Fountas & Pinnell M
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Young readers are given an emotionally powerful yet accessible introduction to what it is like having a close family member with Alzheimer’s disease in this deeply resonant story about the relationship between a girl and her grandmother.

Grandma’s whole family is concerned as they start to notice that she is becoming more and more forgetful. After they find her wandering the neighborhood, they need to make an important decision on her behalf—that the time has come for her to move out of her house and into an assisted living community where she can have the best care possible.
Nancy Van Laan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She began writing in 1962 while studying art and working in television. She earned an MFA in Theater from Rutgers University in 1979. She taught English and creative writing for a number of years before publishing her first book, The Big Fat Worm, in 1987. She is the author of over two dozen children's books, including the beloved picture books Rainbow Crow, Little Baby Bobby, and the Parents’ Choice Award winner Possum Come a-Knockin’, among others. View titles by Nancy Van Laan
STEPHANIE GRAEGIN makes books for hedgehogs and humans of all ages. She spends her days and nights observing, recording and drawing the adventures of her hedgehog friends and neighbors in her Tiny Bean's Big Adventures series. Her picture books include Little Fox in the Forest, which received multiple starred reviews, as well as Fern and Otto and The Long Ride Home. Stephanie has also illustrated numerous other children's books, such as the Heartwood Hotel series and the Book Buddies chapter book series. She lives in New York View titles by Stephanie Graegin

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Young readers are given an emotionally powerful yet accessible introduction to what it is like having a close family member with Alzheimer’s disease in this deeply resonant story about the relationship between a girl and her grandmother.

Grandma’s whole family is concerned as they start to notice that she is becoming more and more forgetful. After they find her wandering the neighborhood, they need to make an important decision on her behalf—that the time has come for her to move out of her house and into an assisted living community where she can have the best care possible.

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Nancy Van Laan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She began writing in 1962 while studying art and working in television. She earned an MFA in Theater from Rutgers University in 1979. She taught English and creative writing for a number of years before publishing her first book, The Big Fat Worm, in 1987. She is the author of over two dozen children's books, including the beloved picture books Rainbow Crow, Little Baby Bobby, and the Parents’ Choice Award winner Possum Come a-Knockin’, among others. View titles by Nancy Van Laan
STEPHANIE GRAEGIN makes books for hedgehogs and humans of all ages. She spends her days and nights observing, recording and drawing the adventures of her hedgehog friends and neighbors in her Tiny Bean's Big Adventures series. Her picture books include Little Fox in the Forest, which received multiple starred reviews, as well as Fern and Otto and The Long Ride Home. Stephanie has also illustrated numerous other children's books, such as the Heartwood Hotel series and the Book Buddies chapter book series. She lives in New York View titles by Stephanie Graegin

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