Nonna and the Girls Next Door
The girls next door have everything….","The girls next door seem to have everything…
They have a dog named Jake, a cat named Paws, a turtle, and a treehouse. Most of all, the girls next door have each other. But there is one thing that they don’t have... and it might be the most special thing of all.
A heartwarming story about the bond between grandmothers and grandchildren.
Praise & Recognition
"...the storyline is universal with a theme that transcends all ages, namely of wanting what others have, when others want what is yours."
Postmedia NewsDetails
Publication Date: September 13, 2022
Reading Age: 6 - 8
Genre: Picture Book, Children's Fiction
Product Format: Hardback
Pages: 24
ISBN: 978-1-77260-249-4
Key Topics
About the Author
Gianna Patriarca
Gianna Patriarca is an award-winning author of 11 books, poetry and short fiction. Her first book, Italian Women and Other Tragedies, is in its 4th printing and was runner-up for the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award. Her work is extensively anthologized and adapted for screen. Gianna lives in Toronto.
About the Illustrator
Ellie Arscott
Ellie Arscott grew up in a small Ontario town where three generations of "Nonnas" before her also called it home. Ellie graduated from Sheridan College in Interpretive Illustration. Her illustration debut Night Walk was awarded a SCBWI Canada East Crystal Kite. Ellie lives in Toronto's east end with her family.
