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2016 selection · Young readers
Don't Call Me Grandma
Don't Call Me Grandma by Vaunda Nelson, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, family matters, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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