Two children look through their grandparents’ wedding album with their grandmother, and discover how she met and fell in love with their grandfather, and what their wedding was like. The story is capped off with a universal wish of grandparents—to be present at the wedding of their grandchildren. Includes an appendix with facts about wedding traditions around the world: throwing the bouquet in the U.S., pinning money to the bride’s gown in Italy, tying the bride and groom together in Mexico, and painting the bride’s hands with henna in India.
Author
Harriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University. For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs. "About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
