Ma Guaiya Yu’, si Nåna yan si Tåta (Grandma and Grandpa Love Me) is a vibrant picture book featuring lovely watercolor illustrations that depict the many ways grandparents show their love to their grandchildren. From holding hands in church to going on hikes in the jungle, this story describes the important role grandparents play in the lives of i famagu’on-ta, our children.

• Author(s): Simone Bollinger and Dana Bollinger
• Illustrator: Cielo de los Reyes
• Publisher: University of Guam Press (2016)
• Imprint: Taiguini Books
• ISBN-13: 978-1-935198-06-2
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Price: $12

Simone Efigenia Perez Bollinger, familianBoño, is a writer and educator whose curiosity has taken her around the world. Now back home on Guam, she enjoys reading and swimming with her two-year old daughter, EnaRamone. A resident of Barrigada, Dana Bollinger has embarked on her first journey of writing a children's book and is fostering the joy of reading in CHamoru to her two children, Amaya and Andrew.

For 20 years, Cielo de los Reyes has been teaching students at FB Leon Guerrero Middle School how to draw, paint, and grow an appreciation for art.  She enjoys eco-travel, especially to the Philippines, and is a fan of the ancient craft of cloth-weaving. She serves as the President of the AgatGuamerica Lions Club, and has three children. 

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