Product Description

Anna and Grandma are planning a surprise for Dad's birthday. Dad thinks he has received all his presents, but Grandma stands up and gives him the best one of all: she reads aloud the stories that Anna has taught her.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #169570 in Books
• Published on: 1989-03-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Bunting's touching story of an unexpected birthday treat contains a subtle message about adult literacy; PW said, "Carrick's glowing watercolors are the perfect partner to this story of a warm and loving family." Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-A loving story about a proud granddaughter and her successful efforts to teach her grandmother to read. A plug for literacy is just the bonus; the real focus is on the lessons old and young share when they learn to read each other's hearts. A joyful surprise for any day of the week.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"A plug for literacy is just the bonus; the real focus is on the lessons old and young share when they learn to read each other's hearts." -- Review

Customer Reviews

one of our favorites
A beautiful story with an unexpected twist at the end. Nice art, and very realistic narrative by the precocious 7 year old.

We appreciate the way it shows such a warm relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. We certainly hope that our girls will enjoy the same sort of friendship with their grandmothers.

Wednesday Surprise by Katherine G
! The Wednesday Surprise !


Everything was dark and then all of a sudden

SUPRISE! If you like surprises I suggest you read this

book. This story takes place in a little girl, Anna's house.

The characters are Anna, Grandma, Dad, and Mom. Anna

and her grandma spent a long time on a surprise for

Anna's dad. Everyone helps get ready for dad's surprise

party except Anna's dad. This book is a good book for

people who like surprises and cliff hangers! Donald Carrick

has very colorful paintings to help the reader know what is

going on in the story. The message of this story is when

you work hard you can make things happen! I think this

book is for people from 7-12 years old. So how about you

go snuggle up and plan a surprise for someone!

Written By: Katherine G

The Wednesday Surprise
I am a reading specialist in a middle school with a large population of second language learners and I love reading this book to my reading students. They are always so surprised that the grandmother is learning to read. It shows them that you are never too old to learn!