Newspaper Hats
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2015

Newspaper Hats

By Phil Cummings, Owen Swan (Illustrator)

A child helps her grandpa remember through the art of making newspaper hats, bridging memory gaps with love and creativity.

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32 pages
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Georgie visits her Grandpa, who struggles with Alzheimer's, at his retirement home. Though he often forgets her, he remembers how to make newspaper hats. Together, they create hats for all his friends, finding joy and connection in shared memories. This touching story explores the challenges of memory loss from a child's perspective, offering hope and understanding through simple acts of love and creativity.

From the publisher

Georgie visits her Grandpa at the home where he lives, but he doesn’t always remember who she is. He does, however, remember how to make newspaper hats, and together they fold enough for all his friends. Touching moments portray the difficulties and nuances of memory loss from a child’s perspective, and an uplifting ending leaves readers with hope. A poignant and age-appropriate story about a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD520L
Themes & topics
Books about grandparentsBooks about grandpaBooks about dementia and Alzheimer'sBooks about family lifeBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
October 11, 2016
First published
July 1, 2015
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781580897839

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