My grandma went a-travelling, said: "what would have me bring?" "Not much," said I, "just a piece of sky, and a hundred songs I can sing..."

And Grandma manages to do just that, delivering into a young girl's hands a pack of unusual souvenirs, from "billabong goo" to a sitar's zing. But more important, she brings the enduring gifts of enthusiasm, love and respect for a hundred different places and peoples the world over.

• 2011 Canadian Children's Book Centre TD Grade One Book Giveaway Selection!!

"The loving relationship between grandma and granddaughter as each ages is tenderly captured in hugs, smiles and subtle physical changes. ...Gifts is a treasure to read alone, aloud, to a group, or to give to anyone who loves the unique..." - School Library Journal