The Story About Me

Grandma tells the best stories about the family, and tells her grandchild about when she found out she was going to be a grandma and how everyone in the family was so excited. Illustrations.

Everyone loves to hear stories about their family, and Grandma can tell the best ones. Today she tells my story--about how she found out she was going to be a grandma and how everyone in the family was so excited to meet me. On my Grandma's birthday, before I was born, my mama gave my Grandma a cup that said, "Grandma" on it. That's how she found out my mama was going to have a baby. But I didn't come right away--everyone had to wait, and wait, and wait. My great-aunt Sally knitted me a small sweater, leggings, and a hat. My big cousin Kristen from Idaho was eager to take me hiking. Back home, my parents, Grandma, and Uncle John got the house ready for me. And once I finally did arrive, everybody else showed up, too. They came by plane, train, car, and bus--all to see me