Grand Magazine - July/August 2008 - (Page 19)

tips & hints CRisp piCks: EDiToR’s ChoiCE Discovery Girls, the GRAND CENTRAL Storytelling + share & show + comments & conversation + links & legacies + wise whys & wherefores RON CHAPPLE STUDiOS magazine: We watched as all our introductory copies were snapped up by Amelia, the 9-yearold model in our swimsuit fashion section (“Suit-Able,” page 62). It’s edited for girls 8 and up, and the staff knows what it’s doing: Articles range from “How to Deal with an Annoying Sibling” to “Could a Boy Be Your BFF?” and have a remarkably age-appropriate level of esteem-building pieces woven with fashion (hip but not hooker) modeled by junior high girls with braces. Profiles of older women give career ideas and are tied to early adolescent interests (e.g., Pleasant Rowland, creator of American Girl dolls). And the voices of the readers are strong, smart and passionate. Highly recommended for your granddaughters, ages 8 to 13. www.Discoverygirls.com. www.grandmagazine.com DreamStarters, says Jennifer Karin (who wrote the book of that name, which was published in June), is about encouraging your grandchildren to be storytellers. And what’s it really about? “Listening,” Jennifer says. “Listening to our children and our grandchildren and their fantastical ideas about people, places and things.” Karin’s book is a series of “prompting paragraphs,” each one of which is the start of an amazing journey, the details of which are completed by the child. What happens—what each element looks like, sounds like, smells like—is entirely up to the child and his or her limitless imagination. How old are the characters? Are they siblings or friends? Are they heroic or bratty? Are they visiting or at home? Who will they meet along the way? Ask the kids! A sample from DreamStarters: The Lion in the Zoo Kevin and Delia fell behind the rest of the school group on the field trip to the zoo. They’d been to the zoo many times already. Kevin wished he were home, indoors, playing his drums, while Delia, his best friend since third grade, lay on the floor of his living room and drew pictures of female superheroes. Kevin and Delia had a dream of one day moving to the City, where they would become famous. But for now, they were lagging behind the class, standing by the fence to the lions’ den. Suddenly, one of the lions approached the fence and lay down with his head to one side. “He’s showing off his collar,” said Delia, and she bent to look at the charm that was hanging from the leather strap. On the charm were the initials “K” and “D,” and under the initials were inscribed the words WE NEED YOUR HELP. Kevin and Delia stared at the words, and then at each other, and then… —Jennifer Karin Alessio (“AJ”), FL Macy & Zoe, OR Max, NJ Ashley, NY Casey, VA Booker, FL JULY AUGUST 2008 GRAND 19 http://www.Discoverygirls.com http://www.grandmagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Grand Magazine - July/August 2008

Grand Magazine - July/August 2008
Contents
Grand View: Love Is All That's Left
Isn't It Grand?: Reassessing the Postponed Life
Grand Central
Just So We Know: One Mixed-Up Lemon
Long-Distance Love: Cuttings
Ask Grand: Stuck on Stuff
Grand Gestures: "Thanks for the Ugly Gift"
Tips on Teens: All That Doesn't Meet the Eye
Live Long and Propser
On the Cover: Peter Yarrow
Presents of Mine
Thicker Than Water?
Reunions: White Water, White Knuckles
The Grand Gourmet
So We Are Not Alone
Looking Grand: Suit-Able
Grandbloggers: Why Watch TV When We Can Talk?
Grand Bazaar
Resources
Grand Finale: What Boat

Grand Magazine - July/August 2008