My Grandma's a Ninja

by Todd Tarpley, Danny Chatzikonstantinou (Illustrator)

Overview

When Ethan’s grandma suggests they take a zip line to school, Ethan realizes that his grandma is a little different. In fact, she’s a ninja! Ethan is soon the hit of the school when his grandma drops from the ceiling at show-and-tell, and teaches the kids karate moves and how to do backflips in slow motion. But when his grandma deflates his team’s soccer ball, everyone is upset—including Ethan. Why can’t he just have a regular grandma? But when Ethan tries out his new karate movesduring the championship game . . . he’s happy that his grandma isn’t ordinary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735841994
Publisher:	NorthSouth Books
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	476,488
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Todd Tarpley is a former ninja who still enjoys covering himself in mud and leaves. He is the author of several picture books including “Ten Tiny Toes” with Marc Brown. He lives with his relatively normal family in New York City. You can visit him at todd

Editorial Reviews

"The illustrations are priceless, adding so much to the already fun plot, and that's exactly what a picture book should do...This is one of those books that will have to be read again and again and again and again."- Bookworm for Kids

From the Publisher

04/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Having a grandmother who is a ninja is awesome, right? She can ride a zip line, drop from the ceiling, and flip and freeze in midair. She can take you on adventures and impress all of your friends. But sometimes all of that action can rub people the wrong way. Ethan finds this out the hard way. At first, he is proud to show off all that his grandma can do, but when his friends get upset when she deflates their soccer ball and ruins practice before the big game, Ethan tells her enough is enough. So Grandma takes a break. This should make Ethan happy, but he realizes that he loves her for who she is and he misses her. He is thrilled when she shows up on game day, and he uses all of the skills she taught him to score big. This delightful picture book is full of humor and action. Terrific as a read-aloud, it will keep young children rapt from the first page until the last. It also has a wonderful message of tolerance, acceptance, and unconditional love. The illustrations are crisp, clean, and comical and add to the overall appeal of the book. VERDICT Children will have a hard time sitting still for this one, in a great way!—Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE

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