Ninja Grandma

About the Book

‘Ninja Grandma’ is a story about a boy named Glenn, who discovers there is more to a Grandparent than he realizes. My aim in this story is to help children to see that the meaning to be found here can be extrapolated to other people they know: that people whom they may perceive as boring (different, strange) can be quite unexpectedly interesting. The story begins with Glenn, the Hero, complaining about being forced by Mum (Libby), to stay over-night at his Gma’s. He worries it will be boring as he sees there is nothing that interests him there. At first Glenn finds his Gma boring but soon discovers that she is quite unique and amazing. She is considerate of his wants and needs, and she turns out to be exciting. Glenn had no idea that his old Gma is a Ninja! Not just any old Ninja, but a Pink Ninja: one who battles with the bad Ninjas’. She has been doing it for a long time and even her daughter, Glenn’s Mum, does not know about her secret skills. Glenn knows that his Gma is different to his parents and himself, and is pleasantly surprised that she is aware of his needs and wants; she does not hurry him along. His Gma turns out to be very clever and very different to what he expected. Glenn learns, in an action packed story, that when people seem boring or different, we do not really know the full story on them. They can be very surprising in their abilities and then we find them extremely interesting; not so boring after all and fun to be with. In fact, life can be pretty exciting when we are around them! He also learns that we all have different life stories and that contributes to misunderstanding between people.

About the Author

Evelyn Sanders Biography 2011 Teaching Certificate, Dip Mgmt, DipTAT, DipC, CertIVTAA I grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs and now live in the beautiful Blue Mountains west of Sydney. It is peace-filled and the air is clean and weather is chilly at nights even in summer: lovely. I am one of twelve siblings and in 1976 married Peter Hunt and we produced a beautiful Son, Glenn who now works in an NGO in Laos. The education system failed me like it does for many children of my personality type. However, I began my working career as an Infants Teacher. I took up learning to play the ‘cello in 1975. I worked in the banking sector for 9 years, the last 2 in branch management. In 2008 I joined the Penrith Symphony Orchestra, a wonderful experience and my technique rapidly developed! I have been working in Jungian Psychological Assessment Training, since 1998. I am currently a volunteer in a Play Group for Early Intervention for Children at risk. I love reading Science-fantasy books, cannot get enough of them. I also enjoy reading crime books. Currently, my favourite authors are Anne McCaffery, Guy Gavriel Kay, Isobelle Carmody and John Grisham.