15 Things Not to Do with a Grandma - Hardcover

Margaret McAllister is an award-winning author who comes from the north-east of England. Before writing full-time she taught drama and dance, cleaned churches and worked in a retreat house. She is married to a minister and has three grown-up children. This is her first book for Frances Lincoln. Holly Sterling was born in Dublin and grew up in southern England. She studied Illustration and Design at the University of Sunderland, and is currently studying for an MFA in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She was Highly Commended for the Macmillan Illustration Prize in 2013, and winner of the Seven Stories/Frances Lincoln Illustration Competition in 2012. Holly also competes for her country in karate; she is a double National Champion and Gold and Bronze medallist from the WSKA World Championships. She lives near Sunderland. '15 Things Not to do with a Baby' was her first published picture book. Her second book, 'Hiccups!', will be published by Frances Lincoln in 2016.

K-Gr 2—Brimming with positive energy—smiling faces, wagging tails, and even a "happy dance," this book outlines a series of "Don'ts" for young owners of puppies. End pages introduce the pencil and watercolor art with colorful sketches of multiple dog breeds, leading to a description of happy and healthy dogs, scenes of possible unhappy training disasters, and the "rules" for new puppy owners. Hang gliding, playing the tuba, playing with a remote control, driving the family car, or walking a sleeping dog are all ruled out as unacceptable activities. Most are common sense, but the images of possible results reveal the ridiculous and a child's sense of play. A group of new owners err while allowing their puppies to juggle the dishes during clean-up, sending their puppy to buy groceries at the store, or leaving her at a café. Highlighted "Do" pages quickly outline attentive and proper care of a new puppy and how to become best friends. VERDICT This book offers lighthearted, humorous information for households with new pets or works as an introduction to class discussions on pet responsibility. Consider for general purchase.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX