{"id":8811,"date":"2010-02-04T17:28:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T22:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=8811"},"modified":"2014-05-19T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T20:53:32","slug":"our-grandparents-a-global-album-by-maya-ajmera-shela-kinkade-cynthia-pon-with-a-foreword-by-archbishop-desmond-tutu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/our-grandparents-a-global-album-by-maya-ajmera-shela-kinkade-cynthia-pon-with-a-foreword-by-archbishop-desmond-tutu\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Grandparents: A Global Album by Maya Ajmera, Sheila Kinkade, Cynthia Pon, foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/02\/Our-Grandparents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29259\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/02\/Our-Grandparents-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Our Grandparents\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a>Pictures tell a thousand words &#8230; although really, no words could adequately capture the love between generations, especially between grandparents and their grandchildren. Just look at this cover &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This heartwarming title begins with all the different ways to say &#8220;Grandfather&#8221; and &#8220;Grandmother&#8221; throughout the world, with an assortment of caring pictures to illustrate that special multi-generational bond. Then the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu steps in with wise words of loving wisdom: &#8220;Grandchildren are a wonderful gift. They allow us to see the world, once again, through the eyes of a child. &#8230; Their joyful innocent awakes the child in us and gives us hope for the future.&#8221; He also offers gentle reminders: &#8220;As grandparents we also bear important responsibilities. &#8230; If we do our job well, our grandchildren will grow to have open minds and open hearts. &#8230; The love and support we give our grandchildren helps safeguard their future \u2013 and makes the world a better place.&#8221; Oh, if only if were that easy &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A co-production of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfundforchildren.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Fund for Children<\/a>, the three authors honor grandparents throughout the world, offering a book-end spread of &#8220;Five Things to Do with Your Grandparents&#8221; to strengthen bonds. Also included is a map of the world, with the represented countries colored in &#8230; images originating from Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, and Southeast Asia are disappointingly sparse. A bit more diversity would certainly have found greater appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>That said, with all the racially-divided hardships and historical challenges Americans have faced (and continue to face), only in America (at least amidst these images) can you find a picture of a Caucasian grandmother holding her clearly mixed African American granddaughter. As the parents of young hapa children, that certainly spoke to me as a welcoming sign of making the world a better place &#8230; \u00a0truly the future is with our children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children (and their grandparents!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictures tell a thousand words &#8230; although really, no words could adequately capture the love between generations, especially between grandparents and their grandchildren. 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