Thanhhà Lai, Nguyen Quang (Illustrator), Kim Lien (Illustrator)
2022 32 pages(HarperCollins Publishers)
9780063026926
0063026929
An’s grandmother Bà sometimes gets trapped in her cloudy memories. An and her grandfather, Ông, come up with a plan to bring her back to a happy moment: they grow gấc fruits so they can make xôi gấc, Bà’s favorite dish from her wedding in Việt Nam many years ago.
An and Ông work together in the garden, nurturing the gấc seeds. They must be patient and wait for the seeds to grow, flower, and turn into fruit. When the xôi gấc is finally ready, An is hopeful that her grandmother will remember her wedding wish with Ông: hundred years of happiness.
Why I like this book: Hundred Years of Happiness is about a family with a grandmother who has memory challenges. This book is about the child coping with this and shows the family cooking and doing other things to help the grandmother remember. This deals with the topic of memory loss in older adults but can be a way to help children cope.
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