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Memories for My Grandchild | 
| Authors: Annie Decker, Nicole Stephenson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 46714
Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0811843270
UPC: 765145105590
EAN: 9780811843270
ASIN: 0811843270
Publication Date: August 19, 2004
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Product Description
This keepsake journal makes it easy for grandparents to share the richness of their lives by drawing out recollections of travel and romance, family and friends, dreams and special places, and more. With photo pages at the beginning of each chapter and a pocket at the back to store letters, recipes, or other treasures, grandparents can now give grandchildren a gift that's everlasting.
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 Great idea May 12, 2008
This book is such a great way to learn about your grandparents. It has an easy to use formats and asks them so many questions that I think most people would think to ask until it was too late. It is a must for anyone having a child to get for the grandparents.
A must.... March 28, 2008
What a great discussion piece! Our children will treasure the reflections of their grandmother forever!!! We added pictures of them thoughout the years to the book.
beautifully written!! December 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered six of these books for my daughter's four grandparents and two surviving great-grandparents. After looking through them, I am sad that she will not have books of her other great-grandparents as well. The questions are very comprehensive and there's lots of room to write answers. This book is exactly what I was looking for. There's so many interesting questions that I would have never thought to ask. In the very beginning, there's a dedication page where the grandparent answers questions about meeting the grandchild for the first time and why they are completing the journal for them. It sets the tone for the whole book and it's a lovely way of bridging three generations of written family history. Highly recommended!!
 Disappointed by reaction... October 26, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought these books for my mother, mother-in-law, and father to fill out for my daughter. I knew that they would be quite a project to fill out, but I didn't expect the reactions I got from my mother and mother-in-law about them. Seems as if they were a little overwhelmed at the prospect of revealing their lives in such a way (in writing)-- They are both in their early 60's and were taking the questions so literally it was frustrating for me to even talk about filling out the books with them! Maybe they both have some sort of weird inability to sugar-coat anything, I don't know! My mom asked, "what do you want me to do, lie?" Like the question- Where did you go for family trips? My mother said "we didn't have any money, we didn't go anywhere." and proceeded to tell me that she had a very boring life, she started her family at 17, didn't have much money untill they were older, and had nothing to write about.... which left me feeling depressed, and apologetic for even giving her the book!
I had such high hopes for these books, I think they are great gifts for the right people. I wish my relatives were a little more open to this sort of thing, I would've loved to have something like this filled out by my own grandmother, who died when I was 3. If you think the recipient will oblige, then I would definately recommend it.... but just a warning from someone who found out the hard way, not everyone is open to this kind of thing!
I'm buying multiple copies! October 25, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've never taken the time to review the many books I order, but I had to chime in about this one. I ordered it because it sounded like a terrific Christmas gift for my 19-month-old son to give his grandparents, and I'm thrilled. It's a beautiful book, and anyone who fills it out creates a family treasure to be passed down for generations. The book contains thoughtful and interesting questions to answer that will create a really terrific autobiography when filled out completely. It's a beautifully printed book -- it's actually a hard cover, with a spiral spine inside so it will lay flat while you write in it. Very good quality paper, good quality images for the few photos included, some nice quotes; overall a great product. As one reviewer noted, these are really designed for each individual grandparent to fill out. I think this is a positive attribute, though, unlike the other reviewer -- it means we'll have four different family histories to share with our child. In addition to purchasing copies for all 3 of my son's living grandparents, I'm going to buy a 4th that I'll try to fill out on behalf of my father who died a few years ago. With help from my mom and from my dad's siblings, I hope to create something that will make my wonderful dad come alive for the grandson who will never have the privilege of knowing him (and for me, too -- most of the questions in there I don't know the answers to for my own dad!). In fact, I think this book would be a wonderful gift for parents, not just grandparents, to fill out for the kids they love. So I'm also going to order two more copies that his father and I will fill out about ourselves, for our son's benefit and then perhaps eventually for his children to enjoy. A wonderful book! My thanks to the thoughtful authors!
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