Sundays with Grandma
by Siavoche Siassi
Children’s Book
Date Published: January 3, 2025
Publisher: MindStir Media
Sundays with Grandma tells the story of an ailing Grandmother who spends her last years in life fully present for her Grandson while cultivating within him an enduring hope and optimism for the beauty of life. Inspired by true events, the book is based on the author’s observations of the playful relationship between his son and his mother during a period when she was battling and ultimately succumbed to breast cancer.
Told through the eyes of young grandson Noah, this is a story recounting the memories Noah had with his loving Grandma Sherry during their weekly Sunday visits. These Sundays are filled with delicious food, silly fun times with Grandma, and important life lessons. While Noah notices that Grandma is getting weaker and weaker with each visit, that doesn’t stop their special Sundays together. Noah realizes when he is older that Grandma’s important lessons have taught him not only about the beauty of life but also how to accept some of its most difficult moments.
Written for kids of all ages, Sundays with Grandma delicately uses the beauty of nature to remind kids who might be experiencing loss and grief that their lives are just beginning to blossom, with so much beauty and growth to look forward to in the days to come.
Julie’s Review:
Sundays with Grandma is told from a little boy’s perspective of seeing his grandmother every Sunday for a special visit, as she gets weaker from her illness. It reads like diary entries, which is quite cute.
Grandma turns every moment into a fun experience teaching something new, like a magic trick with her medicine bottles or showing Noah how to take care of her garden when she felt too weak to do it. She teaches him how plants wilt and new plants take their place, which is how nature works.
Each visit, Grandma shows positivity and hope, despite getting weaker. And the most important lesson she teaches is saying goodbye.
This is a sweet book that can help children cope with loss and hold onto the special memories.
The illustrations are cute as well, very bright and vivid to bring happy vibes.
About the Author
Siavoche Siassi is passionate about the unique role storytelling can play to connect with young audiences. A career professional in the life sciences industry, Siavoche only recently took up writing children’s books, inspired by the birth of his son and the close bond formed with him while reading together as a family. Drawing intimately from personal experiences, his stories shine a light on the often challenging moments of life, with the hopes of empowering parents to navigate these conversations with their little ones.
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