{"id":37706,"date":"2015-06-14T10:33:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T14:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=37706"},"modified":"2015-08-03T23:17:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T03:17:50","slug":"sunday-shopping-by-sally-derby-illustrated-by-shadra-strickland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/sunday-shopping-by-sally-derby-illustrated-by-shadra-strickland\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shopping by Sally Derby, illustrated by Shadra Strickland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sunday<\/a>“On Sunday night, after we put on our nightgowns, Grandma and I go shopping.” Armed with scissors and tape, and a black purse filled with “shopping dollars [that] are easy to tell apart because they’re all different colors,” Evie\u00a0and her grandmother open the newspaper and go to town from the cozy comfort of Grandma’s\u00a0bed.\u00a0From groceries to furniture to a jewelry box to spring clothes to kitchen supplies to a school notebook\u00a0\u2013 plus “one more thing” for Grandma that she’s not allowed to see \u2013 these savvy shoppers know just where to find the best deals<\/p>\n

In spite of the word ‘shopping’ in the title, this is no gimme-gimme story. What’s revealed between the lines is a loving, poignant story\u00a0of a grandmother and granddaughter delighting\u00a0in\u00a0joyful moments in the midst of financial and emotional challenges.<\/p>\n

The already-on-sale groceries must last many meals, but they seek “two-for” specials so they can still share with a less-fortunate neighbor. They choose a “Sofa with a Secret” because it won’t have the “lumpy spots” Evie\u00a0sleeps on nightly. The jewelry box is to hold Evie’s\u00a0special necklace \u2013 a precious gift from the missing mother\u00a0who is far away serving her country. Evie\u00a0needs new clothes because she is so quickly outgrowing the old. Their kitchen appliances need replacing because some no longer work. And that final surprise for Grandma …? Well, that just might send you out for yet another tissue box!<\/p>\n

Kudos indeed\u00a0to creative team Sally Derby<\/a> and Shadra Strickland<\/a>\u00a0for showing us how to enjoy\u00a0a family evening without spending a (real) penny.\u00a0Investing in our imaginations\u00a0\u2013 not to mention sharing and caring for each other\u00a0\u2013 is actually free, a priceless lesson to be learned by us all.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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