{"product_id":"before-she-was-my-grandmother-hardcover","title":"Before She Was My Grandmother - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiselle Potter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated illustrator Giselle Potter, a beautiful and memorable story about the special bond between a grandparent and a grandchild.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whenever I visit my grandmother Alice, we love sitting together and telling each other stories. My favorite part is when she takes out her box of special things and we pass them back and forth. Each object--a doll, a sketchbook, shells and stones, and more--is a clue to a bigger story: the story of her life before she was my grandmother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before she was my grandmother, she too was a young girl, with a life very different from my own. Little by little, the stories she tells and the objects she shares from her memory box reveal the many facets of her life, along with her great spirit, with its many colors and tones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written and illustrated by the award-winning picture book maker Giselle Potter, \u003ci\u003eBefore She Was My Grandmother\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates strong and loving family connections, as well as the little moments and mementos of childhood that we carry with us all our lives--and pass on to the next generation. It's also a touching reminder of how every life is so much richer and more multifaceted than any single identity or role.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiselle Potter\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning illustrator of over 30 books for children, some written by herself and others by such authors as Toni Morrison, Mary Pope Osborne, Ursula Hegi, Mathea Harvey, and Gertrude Stein. She also illustrated a column for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"Ties.\" She lives with her husband and two daughters in the Hudson Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 52\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 11.09 x 9.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43340539330649,"sku":"9781592704316","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/FCMxlwsQcg9781592704316.webp?v=1779444819","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/fr\/products\/before-she-was-my-grandmother-hardcover","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}