Gracie Brings Back Bubbe's Smile

By Jane Sutton and Debby Rahmalia

A young girl and her grandmother move past a shared loss together.

Gracie loves when her grandmother comes for a visit, but this time Bubbe is sad. Her husband, Gracie's grandfather, recently died. Gracie misses Zayde too, so when Bubbe reveals that she used to speak Yiddish with him, Gracie is eager to learn. As Gracie picks up more words, she and Bubbe move past Zayde’s loss and find moments of joy together.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release date: Sep 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9780807510247

Jane Sutton

Jane Sutton is an award-winning author of picture books and novels for children. She grew up on Long Island and attended Brandeis University. Jane lives with her husband in the Boston area, as do their grown children and families. She is grateful to get lots of chances to babysit her grandchildren and hopes she makes fewer mistakes than Ruthie's Zayde.

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