by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky and illustrated by Diane Palmisciano
ages: k-3
One early spring day, Hannah decides that it is time for her to take the bus over the bridge to visit her grandparents in New York City. Before she leaves, Hannah picks out a present for her Grandma- a beautiful whistling teakettle with a little red bird on the spout. Hannah's Grandma is notorious for not keeping presents. Whenever Grandma receives a gift, she always responds with, "Thank you very much, but that's not a necessity." Hannah is sure that she has finally found something that Grandma will keep. When Hannah arrives at her grandparents' candy store she explains to Grandma how the little red bird on the teakettle's spout signals that the water is boiling-a very useful feature indeed. Grandma says, "very pretty, but not a necessity." Two robbers come into the candy shop that evening while Grandpa is out, leaving Grandma, Hannah, and a little red bird to stop a robbery. Will Grandma keep the whistling tea kettle after all?
Filled with rollicking good fun and nostalgic illustrations, Hannah and the Whistling Teakettle is a heartwarming book that children and adults will enjoy reading together.
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