Grandfather’s Story Cloth
Written by Linda A. Gerdner
and Sarah Langford
Illustrated by Stuart Loughridge
Published by Shen's Books
Chersheng’s grandfather is beginning to forget things: little things like turning off the water faucet and big things like Chersheng’s name. Sometimes he even forgets that he is in America now. Chersheng feels sad and helpless when he learns that Grandfather has Alzheimer’s Disease, but then Chersheng’s mother presents him with a story cloth stitched by Grandfather himself, embroidered in the Hmong tradition.
Through the story cloth, Grandfather’s memories of his life in Laos come alive. And inspired by Grandfather’s tales about his life before the war forced him to immigrate to America, Chersheng comes up with a plan to capture his family’s new life with his own art project. This way, they can all remember that their love is stronger than Alzheimer’s Disease, no matter in which country they live.
Primary ISBN: 9781885008343
Publication Date: May 2008
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback
Picture Book, Age 06 or older
Community Represented: Hmong/Hmong American
Themes: Arts, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Multilingual, Mental Health, Multilingual: Hmong/English Bilingual, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Illness
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Written with Cultural Advisors
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