From Grandma with Love was created by Bella, a five-year-old with a very vivid imagination.
Welcome to one of the April 6th stops on the blog tour for From Grandma with Love by Bella Neville Cruz (and Mom) with Goddess Fish Promotions. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for more reviews and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.
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About the Book
From Grandma with Love
by Bella Neville Cruz & Mom (Katia Quintana Cruz)
Published 3 August 2021
Tellwell Talent
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Page Count: 24
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From Grandma with Love was created by Bella, a five-year-old with a very vivid imagination. Her Mom, Katia, has been her accomplice since the moment Bella said, “Mamá, I would love for my family, my friends and my teachers to read my story. Is that possible, Mamá?”
When I agreed to the possibilities of publishing her book—our book—I knew that it was going to be the biggest and very best project together of our lives. Seeing her big smile of happiness, the proudness of her work in her face, and the sparkle of her eyes brought us even closer by creating and writing.
From Grandma with Love: a story inspired by her own grandma, family situations and lots of love.
Bella is a five-year-old child. Like any other, she could get into mischief sometimes. She does not want Grandma to be upset about her occasional adventures. Bella wonders, “Grandma, will you love me even when I misbehave?”
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Excerpt
Bella: If I come to your bed because I want a hug… Will you love me then?
Grandma: I will feel warm, loved, and cared for. I will love you even more.
Grandma hugged Bella, gave her a kiss and said, “I will always love you no matter how you feel or whatever you do!
Bella: I will love you forever and ever grandma.
My Review
My Rating: 4 Stars
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I was granted complimentary access to From Grandma with Love as part of my participation in a blog tour for this title with Goddess Fish Promotions. Thank you to all involved in affording me this opportunity! My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.
From Grandma with Love is a cute little story about a five year old named Bella and all her “Will you still love me if…” questions for her grandmother. Spoiler: Grandma will always love her!
This book has a beautiful message about unconditional love and it reminds me of the classic titles like I’ll Love You Forever and Momma, How Much Do You Love Me? that I grew up with. The illustrations that go with it are bright, fun, and interesting to look at. I can see this being a cherished bedtime story, particularly read between grandmothers and their granddaughters.
My only “complaint” is that the choice to depict Bella crying in the first half of all illustrations gives the book a different feel than I think it intended. Why is this kid so convinced Grandma won’t love her if she does totally innocuous things like read a book or use markers on paper? This may go unnoticed by a lot of the intended audience, but it makes me wonder if there are less stable adult relationships in little Bella’s life.
All in all this book is cute and definitely something I think my own daughter would love to read with her Grandma.
About the Author
From Grandma with Love was created by Bella, a five-year-old with a very vivid imagination. Her Mom, Katia, has been her accomplice since the moment Bella said, “Mamá, I would love for my family, my friends and my teachers to read my story. Is that possible, Mamá?”
When I agreed to the possibilities of publishing her book—our book—I knew that it was going to be the biggest and very best project together of our lives. Seeing her big smile of happiness, the proudness of her work in her face, and the sparkle of her eyes brought us even closer by creating and writing.
From Grandma with Love: a story inspired by her own grandma, family situations and lots of love.
Bella is a five-year-old child. Like any other, she could get into mischief sometimes. She does not want Grandma to be upset about her occasional adventures. Bella wonders, “Grandma, will you love me even when I misbehave?”
Giveaway Alert!
Bella Neville Cruz will be awarding a $10 Amazon of B&N gift to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thank you for sharing your review of From Grandma with Love, this sounds like a good book to share with my own grandchildren
Thank you. It is a book created by a 5-Year-Old and it was inspired by her Grandmother and other family events. It is indeed a very sweet book. Thank you. Gracias.
Bella Neville Cruz and Mom Katia.
This sounds like an interesting book.
What a lovely book with such a cute message — thanks for sharing it in this review!
Thank you Molly. Bella put all her love in this book, as well as I did with the process of publication and beyond. My little Author and I have really enjoyed working together. Thanks again for you comment.
Bella NevilleCruz and Mom Katia Quintana Cruz
Great excerpt and giveaway. 🙂
Thank you for your appreciation.
Thank you Molly. Bella put all her love in this book, as well as I did with the process of publication and beyond. My little Author and I have really enjoyed working together. Thanks again for you comment.
Bella NevilleCruz and Mom Katia Quintana Cruz