Born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Kaija Langley has been writing since she fell in love with words at age seven. She knew she was onto something when she wrote her first poem and her grade school classmates thought she'd copied it from a book! A proud alumna of Morgan State University, a historically black college and university in Baltimore, Maryland, she received her MFA in fiction from St. Mary's College of California in 2005. She's called many places home over the years--New Jersey, Maryland, DC, California, Louisiana--and currently lives, writes, and plays in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her two bonsai and her beloved.

TeMika Grooms is an Atlanta-based artist and art activist who illustrated Save the Crash-test Dummies by Jennifer Swanson, Nana's Favorite Things by Dorothy H. Price, and A Century for Caroline by Kaija Langley. She is the founder and program coordinator for KidsLitATL, a grassroots organization supporting a diverse group of creators in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with her cat, Nina Simone, and her two daughters, who she affectionately calls Thing One and Thing Two. You can visit her online at TeMikatheArtist.com.

"A heartwarming story celebrating intergenerational bonds."--Publishers Weekly

"A sweet celebration of family and the joys of living a long life, as seen through the eyes of a perceptive child."--Booklist

"A sweet story that demonstrates the importance of family connections and the easy way that children give and accept love. A first purchase for libraries."--School Library Journal

"A lesson for the ages and love across generations."--Kirkus Reviews

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2025-05-06

Length: 30 pages