Nana's Favorite Things

Title: Nana’s Favorite Things

Author:  Dorothy H. Price

Illustrations:  Temika Grooms

Publisher:  Elfrig Publishing

ISBN:  9781632330154

Review:

Sasha loves to shoot hoops and ride her bicycle in her cool pink high-top shoes. After a busy day of play she likes to visit her Nana in the kitchen to receive a delicious chocolate chip cookie. But on this particular day her mom tells her that Nana isn’t feeling well because she’s been diagnosed with diabetes. Moving forward Nana will have to eat healthy and exercise.  In order to help her, Sasha dips into her piggy bank to surprise her Nana with something from the mall. When she returns Nana is in the kitchen with some freshly baked sugar-free zucchini bread. Sasha likes it. Her surprise was pink high-top shoes and Nana’s bike all cleaned up. Do you think that Sasha and Nana will be able to ride bikes and shoot hoops together?

This simple read with colorful illustrations is perfect for educating beginner readers about diabetes.  Parents, teachers and caregivers can prepare the recipe in the back of the book and discuss what types of exercise they can do together and create a list of healthy foods.