Just Like Grandma

Reviewed by Amy Buckelew-Foster

Review Source: Reading Is Resistance
Book Author: Kim Rogers

Together they flutter like the most beautiful butterflies Grandpa has ever seen, until the sun dips below the tree line and he calls them in for fried chicken.

Just Like Grandma is a beautiful story of a multigenerational Native American family in a contemporary setting written by Kim Rogers, an enrolled member of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. Becca, the main character, watches her grandma carry on Indigenous cultural traditions and wants to be “just like grandma.” Becca watches and participates as her grandma beads moccasins, dances barefoot in the grass twirling round and round, paints a sunset, and dances at a pow-wow. Grandma also wants to be just like Becca. Grandma watches Becca play basketball and cheers her on during tryouts as she makes the team. Together Becca and her Grandma share beading, dancing, painting, winning, playing, eating, and celebrating. Each evening they share meals together like corn soup, fried chicken, pancake dinner, beans and fry bread, to:kic, and pepperoni pizza. Continue reading on Reading is Resistance.

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Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers
Published by Heartdrum on December 9, 2023
Genres: American Indians First Nations Metis Inuit, Grandparents and Elders
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Grade K, Grades 1-2
ISBN: 9798885192477
Review Source: Reading Is Resistance
Also by this author: A Letter for Bob

Publisher's Synopsis: In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca watches her grandma create, play, and dance and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma. Becca loves spending time with Grandma. Every time Becca says, "Let me try," Grandma shows her how to make something beautiful. Whether they are beading moccasins, dancing like the most beautiful butterflies, or practicing basketball together, Becca knows that, more than anything, she wants to be just like Grandma. And as the two share their favorite activities, Becca discovers something surprising about Grandma.