When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother

By Mary Engelbreit and Jan Girando

Book Overview

The warmth and whimsy of Mary Engelbreit's work is even better when shared with a friend-- and When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother is the perfect way to spread the joy.

When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother makes the perfect gift for the new grandmother or grandma-to-be. Illustrated by the one-and-only Mary Engelbreit and authored by Jan Girando, this book speaks to the very essence of the close bond that grandmothers will forever share with their precious grandchildren.

Let Mom and Dad handle the discipline and the scolding and leave grandma to do the cuddling and the holding. One of the most popular pieces of art from America's favorite illustrator is her "When a Child is Born, So Is a Grandmother" image. Featuring that well-known drawing as its centerpiece, this book illustrates the joy and excitement every grandmother feels when their precious grandchild arrives into the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740702041
• ISBN13: 9780740702044
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Actually this was a Gift

There are some grandmothers out there that rather be called by their 1st names or Nana in front of their names....i just thought this was a fun reminder of why being called a Grandma was GREAT

the perfect gift

The book arrived so quickly and was the perfect gift for the grandmother to be to receive at her daughters baby shower. thank you, Merrily

The perfect gift for Grandma

I bought this book as gifts for my mother and mother-in-law and couldn't have been happier with it. It is full of colorful, vibrant pictures and the words truly capture what a Grandmother is all about. Any Grandma would love this book!

Perfect gift

This book is a perfect gift for anyone you know that is going to be a grandmother or is already a grandmother. If you are invited to a baby shower, take along this extra little book for the mother of the mother-to-be. She will LOVE it!!!

a very sweet gift book

This little book is great to give your mother when you find out you are expecting the first grandchild.