At a recent Prairie Canary, Grinnell book-signing event, Terri Leedom, West Des Moines graphic artist, introduced an illustrated children’s book she wrote to help children understand family members’ illness. Per Terri’s forward, “My Silly Granny is a Children’s book about dementia. It is designed to help young children understand why people they love may exhibit…
Pictured: Grinch Travis Snodgrass with his five children, Macaeyla, Mackenzey, Brynnleigh, Smiley, and Haedyn. Santa Claus joined Mayflower Community resident and children books author, Marilyn Schuler, for a kids Christmas celebration on Thursday, December 19th in the Grinnell Carman Center. Santa had presents. Marilyn read from one of her books, “Mia’s Night Adventure,” and then…
Connie Osborn has written a children’s book about Parkinson’s disease, “Jon and Nana Connie Get the Wiggles.” Connie is a resident of The Mayflower Community Health Center (Grinnell IA). According to local author, Betty Moffett, “Connie herself has advanced Parkinson’s, and that fact along with 32 years of teaching high school science, makes her an…