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The Good Granny Companion

By: Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Short Books, London
ISBN: 1906021449
ISBN-13: 9781906021443
Released: 02 Oct 2008
RRP: £12.99
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Great ideas for grandparents - By: William, 06 Nov 2008
I have found the other `Good Granny' titles to be very good & this one lives up to the same high standard.

It's a reallly useful & varied collection of ideas for things to do, make & cook with grandchildren.

So, if you have forgotten the rules for family card games, like Racing Demon or Donkey, you will find them in here. Plus ideas for games to play on long car journeys, outside, craft activities etc. There are recommendations for great days out with young children, as well as the best museums.

My favourite chapter is "songs, rhymes & stories" which is a great reminder of the words to traditional nursery rhymes, as well as some more irreverent ones such as "While shepherds washed their socks by night". For the more forgetful members of the grandparents' generation, there are also some reallly handy lists, such as Kings & Queens & their dates, Greek, Roman, Hindu & Norse gods & goddesses, saints & planets.

As it's title suggests, the book is aimed at grandparents, with an emphasis very much on traditional games & stories, but I think parents would also find it very useful. A great Christmas present to give to grandma.