Grandmas Are Like Firetrucks & Ice Cream (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798996904709)

Grandmas Are Like Firetrucks & Ice Cream is a joyful, metaphor-rich celebration of the magical bond between children and their grandmothers. In this lively and heartwarming picture book, grandmas shine as everyday heroes-sometimes bold and bright like a firetruck racing in to help, other times gentle and comforting like a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a warm summer day. Through playful comparisons, vivid colors, and tender moments, children discover how grandmas bring courage, sweetness, and stability to every adventure.

Each page bursts with imaginative scenes that show grandmas as warm blankets on stormy nights, steady hands during wobbly first steps, and cheerful storytellers whose words glow like fireflies in the dark. These metaphors help young readers understand love in ways that feel familiar, fun, and deeply true.

Perfect for ages 4-8, this book is ideal for bedtime reading, classroom sharing, and family storytelling. With its uplifting message and lively illustrations, Grandmas Are Like Firetrucks & Ice Cream honors the legacy, laughter, and unconditional love grandmothers give so generously. It's a keepsake families will treasure and a reminder that a grandma's love is one of life's brightest lights.

The last few pages celebrates the authors grandmother who lived for one-hundred years. The birthday celebration with many of her grands and great grands forms a beautiful scrapbook like scene. Many other living grandmothers and the affectionate name s they are called are also included.

Some of the most realistic metaphors are from real life accounts of people talking about their grandmothers.

Grandmothers are like glue; they hold the family together came from a story told to the author by one of her doctors.

Grandmothers are like bodyguards, they won't let the boogeyman, lions, tigers, bears or bullies hurt you is a very funny scene that many grandmothers who previewed the book exclaimed how true the scene is to real life.

All of the names by which they are affectionately called are included in these pages.

The grand finale includes picture of the author's one-hundred year old grandmother at her birthday celebration. Generations of grandchildren and great grands cover the page like scrapbook memories.

This book is a work of the heart and soul. It captures meaningful moments children spend with their grandmothers. Every scene, relatable and palpable.