Just Like Grandma

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

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. Features an author’s note and glossary.

About the Author

Kim Rogers writes books, short stories, and poems across all children’s age groups. She is an enrolled member of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is a member of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Much of her writing highlights her Wichita heritage. Kim lives with her family on her tribe’s ancestral homelands in Edmond, Oklahoma. This is her first book.Julie Flett is a Swampy Cree and Red River Métis author and artist. Her picture book Birdsong is a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; she also received the Governor General’s Award for When We Were Alone by David Robertson and the American Indian Library Association Award for Best Picture Book for Little You by Richard Van Camp. She lives in Vancouver.