Nana in the City: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner, (Hardcover)

from nrandles

This beautiful picture book is about a young boy who visits his Nana in the city. At first, he is overwhelmed and frightened by the busyness of the city. However, after his nana makes him a red cape he is able to be brave and overcome his fears. This is a sweet book for primary readers. The illus...

from AbigailAdams26

A young boy loves his Nana but dislikes her urban home in this beautiful and endearing picture-book from author/artist Lauren Castillo. He finds the city busy and loud, and thinks that it is full of scary things. His Nana assures him that the city is wonderful: bustling and booming, and full of w...

from mbabst

This is an excellent book to read because it captures the reality of certain aspects of life. When one reads this book, they will be able to understand that not everything in life is how they see it. When a boy spends the day with his Nana in her city, he suddenly becomes frightened from the myst...

from SkyD17

This is about a little girl who visits her grandma in the city. She is scared of the City until her Grandma shows her the good things about the City. I would use this book to talk about feelings and relating this book to student's own lives. This is a narrative book. i would use this for 1st-3rd ...

from KinderelHodgson

I really liked this book. The first reason I liked the book was because of the emotion it showed from the little boy. The little boy's emotion was worry. He was worried about his grandmother living in the city. For example, when he said, "The city is filled with scary things. It is no place for n...