Grandma's Just Not Herself

In Grandma?s Just Not Herself, young Natalie is sad to visit her grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimer?s disease, because grandma doesn?t always remember her... When a grandparent has Alzheimer?s disease, it?s a difficult time for everyone in the family, especially the grandchildren who don?t understand what is happening to grandma and grandpa. Grandma?s Just Not Herself is a picture book that will help children understand how Alzheimer?s can affect their grandparents and what they can do to be loving and supportive grandchildren. Natalie is a 9-year-old girl who loves her grandmother very much. When she visits her in the nursing home, Natalie realizes that grandma is just not herself that day. Learning that her grandmother has Alzheimer?s disease confuses Natalie. She recalls how visits with grandma used to be when grandma was herself. Natalie dreads another visit; however, her second visit ends up being a memorable one for everybody.