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Just Like Grandma

Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers and Julie Flett

writ­ten by Kim Rogers
illus­trat­ed by Julie Flett
Heart­drum / Harper­Collins
Jan­u­ary 2023

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Bec­ca loves spend­ing time with Grand­ma. Every time Bec­ca says, “Let me try,” Grand­ma shows her how to make some­thing beautiful. 

Whether they are bead­ing moc­casins, danc­ing like the most beau­ti­ful but­ter­flies, or prac­tic­ing bas­ket­ball togeth­er, Bec­ca knows that, more than any­thing, she wants to be just like Grandma. 

And as the two share their favorite activ­i­ties, Bec­ca dis­cov­ers some­thing sur­pris­ing about Grand­ma too. 

illustration by Julie Flett from Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers
illus­tra­tion © copy­right Julie Flett from Just Like Grand­ma, writ­ten by Kim Rogers, pub­lished by Heart­drum, 2023

Awards & Recognition

  • Amer­i­can Indi­ans in Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture (AICL) Best books of 2023
  • Bank Street Best Books of the Year 2024
  • Book­list Edi­tors’ Choice for Youth 2023
  • Cal­i­for­nia CDE Rec­om­mend­ed List 2023, K‑Grade 2
  • CCBC Choic­es 2024
  • Char­lotte Zolo­tow Award
  • Chica­go Library Best Board & Pic­ture Books of 2023
  • El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013–2025
  • Ezra Jack Keats Award Hon­or Writer 2024
  • Kansas Bill Mar­tin, Jr. Pic­ture Book Award, 2025
  • Krout and Elmore Children’s Book Award for Best Por­tray­al of Aging 2025
  • MIS­elf in Books List, low­er ele­men­tary, 2023 (Michi­gan Asso­ci­a­tion of School Librarians)
  • Mis­souri, Best New Books for Mis­souri Stu­dents  2024, elementary
  • New York Pub­lic Library Best Books for Kids 2023
  • Read­ing the West Award Longlist
  • Teach­ing for Change: Social Jus­tice Books Selec­tion 2023

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Reviews

  “High­ly rec­om­mend­ed for its heart­warm­ing por­tray­al of inter­gen­er­a­tional rela­tion­ships and cul­tur­al her­itage.” (School Library Jour­nal, starred review)

  “A ten­der and touch­ing trib­ute to the lov­ing, rec­i­p­ro­cal bonds of inter­gen­er­a­tional rela­tion­ships.” (Book­list, starred review)

  “ … empha­sizes a love of fam­i­ly and sense of tra­di­tion that anchor this sub­tly told story’s world.” (Pub­lish­ers Week­ly, starred review)

“Hand­some book design, elo­quent text, and an authen­tic por­tray­al of its sub­ject make this a wel­come addi­tion to col­lec­tions.” (The Horn Book)

“A sweet cel­e­bra­tion of fam­i­ly, inter­gen­er­a­tional bonds, and tra­di­tions.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“The rev­er­ence and respect Grand­ma, Bec­ca, and Grand­pa have for each oth­er is evi­dent in Flett’s mixed media illus­tra­tions; an earth-toned col­or palette con­veys com­fort and famil­iar­i­ty, while expan­sive bleeds sig­ni­fy the free­dom and open­ness Bec­ca and her fam­i­ly find in their life togeth­er.” (Bul­letin of the Cen­ter for Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture)

“The char­ac­ters radi­ate joy in their activ­i­ties and com­pan­ion­ship. This affirm­ing, sun­lit sto­ry is equal­ly acces­si­ble to fam­i­lies with grand­par­ents as pri­ma­ry or sec­ondary care­givers and cel­e­brates the rich­ness of Indige­nous life.” (Shelf Aware­ness)