Helen Plum Library

Follows Papa and his granddaughter as they spend another Thursday together

A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions

When Splash needs to learn how to be quiet, her grandfather takes her for swimming lessons

While visiting his grandfather, Paddy hears a story about monsters on the radio and is sure they are coming to the house to get him, but Pop has an idea sure to stop them--or is it?

"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"--

When Harry and his grandfather go to the grocery store, Harry races off to follow the wonderful smells and gets lost

A young girl reflects on a year of exploring and laughing with her beloved Grandpa, remembering many special moments as she seeks a way to honor him after his death

"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...

Every morning is beautiful when Noah visits his Grandparents. When Grandpa and Noah wake up, they take off singing and hardly stop: walking the dog, splashing through puddles, and eating French toast with cinnamon. But one summer Grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things they love. Does he even know who Noah is? Grandma steps in energetically, filling in as best she can. But it is Noah who finds the way back to something he can share with...

Moving to a Cornish seaside village, hoping for peace and solitude, lonely registrar Marisa Rosso, feeling like life is passing her by, unexpectedly finds her joy again with the help of her noisy neighbor, the community spirit, and a campaign to save the local bakery Moving to the tidal island of Mount Polbearne, a Cornish seaside village, hoping for peace and solitude, Marisa Rosso, feeling like life is passing her by. She is struggling to get over...