Tales of a Gambling Grandma - Softcover

Khalsa, Dayal Kaur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887763359 ISBN 13: 9780887763359

Publisher: Tundra Books, 1994

Synopsis

Illus. in full color. "This grandma must be the least conventional
grandparent in all of children's books. Khalsa's paintings are
splendid--primitive folk art meets Coney Island. The childlike point-of-view is
right on the mark."-- "Publishers Weekly.
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About this title

Review:

"This is a beautiful book, filled with charm and wit and wisdom...such a fine and loving sense of detail, such mastery of storytelling."
-New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

Dayal Kaur Khalsa both wrote and illustrated picture books that celebrate the joys in life: the love between grandparents and grandchildren, the togetherness of a family holiday, the ingenuity of a girl who wants a dog, the thrill of discovering a new and delicious food. Her books have won numerous awards, including being chosen twice for the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year and twice as a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. Dayal Kaur Khalsa died in 1989.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0887763359
• ISBN 13: 9780887763359
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32