Memories for my Grandchild: A Grandmother’s Keepsake Journal

Memories for my Grandchild A Grandmother’s Keepsake Journal

Later on, in high school, I guess the most important thing I learned about myself was

I learned some extraordinary lessons from my mother

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There are things about her that I will always want to emulate

And, other things I will do differently

I learned many things from my father as well

What I loved most about him was

And some really marvelous teachers

And some really marvelous friends:

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And, then there were some folks that were harder to get along with:

It was incredible the things I learned about the world:

As a Young Girl I grew up in When I first went to school, I had some really important lessons::

Looking Back, I Had Many Favorites

I wanted very much to:

Restaurants

Movies

Actors

Holidays

Actresses

Foods

Books

Sport

Television Programs

Boy friends

Songs

Girlfriends

Singers

Hobbies

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Memories for my Grandchild A Grandmother’s Keepsake Journal

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hat child has not been captivated by stories of how her grandparents first met? Has not begged to hear the tales of his mother or father growing up…and of himself as a baby… that only grandmother knows?

Designed to be an heirloom, gold-stamped, with beautiful cloth binding and tip-on plate, Memories for My Grandchild is a guided memory-keeper for grandmothers to pass on to their grandchildren. Organized to make capturing and displaying grandmother’s stories easy and enjoyable, this charmingly illustrated keepsake journal has space for a family tree, anecdotes about the grandchild’s parents and grandmother’s own childhood, great family traditions and recipes, special moments between grandmother and grandchild, and much more. With places for photographs, memorabilia and many “fill-in-the-blanks,” so the writer is never at a loss for what to include. Memories for My Grandchild is a personalized heirloom that preserves important family history in general, and grandmother’s legacy in particular.

Decorated throughout with lovely vintage art and ephemera, this special book contains all the precious memories that only a grandmother can share, and it is sure to be treasured by a family for generations to come.

A perfect Mother’s Day gift, moms will buy this for their mothers, grandmothers will buy it for themselves, and grandchildren will be astonished when they receive it for graduations, 18th birthdays, or on their wedding days.

Memories for my grandchild: a grandmother’s keepsake journal

By Lena Tabori 80 color illustrations 80 pages, 9 1/4" x 12" Cloth cover, gold stamped and debossed with a full color tip-on image Hardcover, $22.50 ($25.50 CAN) ISBN 978-1-59962-096-1 On Sale: March 2011 Family & relationships Lena Tabori is publisher of Welcome Books.

She has conceived and edited numerous titles, including The Little Big Book for Moms, The Little Big Book for Grandmothers, and Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature (STC). She recently welcomed her first grandchild into the world.

I Was Born I was born on

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in the full name that they gave me was I have always been called My weight My height

You wonder if I had brothers or sisters

These were the things going on in the world when I arrived:

When my parents told me about me as an infant, the only thing I can remember is:

Published by Welcome Books ® An imprint of Welcome Enterprises, Inc. 6 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 989-3200; Fax (212) 989-3205 www.welcomebooks.com To place orders in the U.S., please contact your local Random House sales representative, or call Random House customer service, toll-free: (800) 733-3000. Eastern and Central accounts: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. –5:00 p.m. (EST); Western accounts: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. –6:00 p.m. (EST) To place orders in Canada, contact your local Random House sales representative, or call (888) 523-9292, Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST).

Copyright © 2011 Welcome Enterprises, Inc. This is an uncorrected proof.

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