How it Works: The Grandparent

The PERFECT GIFT for that special grandparent you know so well and love with all your heart but whom you haven''t got a clue what to get her for a present. Not a bloody clue.

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Grandparents are versatile.

They are babysitters, weather forecasters, mother''s helpers, sweet collectors, child-minders, knitwear suppliers, au pairs, curators of G-plan furniture and providers of day-care for the under twelves.

Retirement is an exhausting job.

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Grandparents spend a lot of time in the garden making everything tidy and pretty, so they have something tidy and pretty to look at while they are doing the gardening

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This delightful book is part of the series of Ladybird books specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them.

The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text.

Other titles in the Ladybirds for Grown Ups series:

How it Works: The Student

How it Works: The Cat

How it Works: The Dog

The Ladybird Book of the Meeting

The Ladybird Book of Red Tape

The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door

The Ladybird Book of the Sickie

The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse

How it Works: The Husband

How it Works: The Wife

How it Works: The Mum

How it Works: The Dad

The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis

The Ladybird Book of the Hangover

The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness

The Ladybird Book of the Shed

The Ladybird Book of Dating

The Ladybird Book of the Hipster