A funny gift book for grandmothers
Grandma's Secret Handbook
A Funny Gift Book for Grandmothers About Surviving the Chaos, Bending the Rules, and Loving Every Minute
The Grandmotherhood Guide That Says What Every Grandma Is Thinking.
Becoming a grandmother is wonderful, emotional, and rarely as tidy as the greeting cards suggest. This warm, laugh-out-loud celebration explores grandkids, changing rules, secret snacks, family group chats, and the best job Grandma never applied for.
- Book type
- Nonfiction
- Available formats
- Kindle, paperback, and hardcover
About this book
What It Is
A funny gift book for new, expectant, and experienced grandmothers. Rita Dennison writes about choosing a Grandma name, learning modern baby rules, bending bedtime, navigating the other-grandma relationship, keeping opinions to yourself, recovering after grandkid visits, and mastering the innocent "Who, me?" expression.
- Modern car seats, sleep sacks, food rules, monitors, and parenting apps
- Secret snacks and flexible bedtimes
- The unspoken other-grandma competition
- Grandkid sleepovers, playgrounds, and the recovery day afterward
- A 40-entry Unofficial Dictionary of Grandmotherhood
This is not a sentimental poem collection or a serious advice manual. It is designed to make a grandmother laugh, recognize herself, and feel understood. The humor is affectionate, never mean.
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Questions answered
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it a good Christmas or birthday gift for Grandma?
Yes. It suits Christmas, birthdays, Mother's Day, and Grandparents Day. It is a funny keepsake she can read again, not a card she opens once and forgets.
Is it a good gift for a new or expectant grandma?
Yes. It is written for new, expectant, and experienced grandmothers, and it covers the early surprises of becoming Grandma. It suits a baby shower, a pregnancy announcement, or a first Mother's Day as Grandma.
What do you give the grandma who has everything?
A book that makes her laugh at her own life. It is a funny gift rather than another candle, covering secret snacks, bent bedtimes, the other-grandma dynamic, and the recovery day after the grandkids go home.
Will a grandma who has been a grandmother for years still enjoy it?
Yes. Longtime grandmothers recognize themselves in it just as much as new ones, from the chapters on bending the rules to the Unofficial Dictionary of Grandmotherhood.
Is the humor respectful, or does it poke fun at older women?
It is respectful. The humor is affectionate and about family life, changing rules, and grandkids, never about age, memory, or appearance.
Is it a serious parenting or grandparenting manual?
No. It is a funny gift book, not an advice manual. It celebrates the real, messy, joyful side of being a grandmother.
What formats can I buy?
Kindle, paperback, and hardcover. The hardcover is an option for a keepsake gift. Check your Amazon store for availability and delivery options.
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