01555cam a2200229 4500 264276762 TxAuBib 20050615120000.0 050615s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780803728578 0803728573 (OCoLC)51042807 TxAuBib Fenner, Carol. Snowed in with Grandmother Silk. New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2003. 75 p. Ruddy's grandmother isn't much fun. She calls him Rudford, not Ruddy, and she doesn't like noise or games or television. When Ruddy's parents go on a cruise and leave him with Grandmother Silk, Ruddy knows it's going to be a loooong ten days. Then one night a snowstorm comes howling through. Ruddy and his grandmother are left without light and heat and water-and they have no one to talk to but each other. Slowly, with the help of an old chessboard, the moon, and a gorilla suit, they reach out to each other in some surprising ways. Partly a survival story, this is mostly a tale of two people who think they aren't alike at all-until they have no choice but to look for the things they have in common. Carol Fenner's portrayal of eight-year-old Ruddy is childlike and real, and Amanda Harvey's full-color illustrations capture the warmth and humor of a story that is sure to leave readers smiling. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 1.0 Quiz #74661. 20050615. TXHAM