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"Grandma's First Computer by Linda Hayes" Imagine how nervous you felt when you bought your first computer. You may have worked on a computer at your job. search engine marketing If you worked on a computer at your job, at least you had some knowledge about computers and how to work them. Now imagine you are an elderly person and know nothing about computers. domain name registration Even scarier is you decide to purchase your own computer for your home.

The computer arrives and you have no clue how to hook it up. You cannot even ask your friends as they are all in the same boat as you are: no clue. home business Plus, most of them are in the nursing home while you live in your own home. Your computer sits in the box it was shipped to your house in.

"Helpdesks Be Ready - Grandma's On Her Way"
When I saw this book posted for a review request, I knew that I wanted to read and review it. The title says it all. I immediately thought of the past several years of attempting to bring my own mother into the computer age. It has been a slow and go process and one day, she will finally give in and buy a computer. The frustrating thing is that she has taken some classes and does very well in the classes, but then when it comes time to buy, she postpones because "she needs to know more about that whole internet thing." I haven't given up hope.

In the story, if you haven't guessed it already, Grandma goes out and buys a computer. The... More > problem is that once it has been delivered, she has absolutely no idea what to do with it. Fortunately for Grandma, her grandson, Timmy shows up unexpectedly and comes to her rescue. He assists her in connecting the unit up and explaining some of the parts as he goes. This allows an opportunity for Grandma to become confused by the lingo.

"Almost done," said Timmy. "All I have to do now is connect the mouse."
"MOUSE," shouted Grandma. "Did you see a mouse?" "Oh my," she thought. "Kitty must not be doing her job."

The illustrations for the story, done by Acesgraphics, are darling. If Timmy were a blond, he could have passed for a cartoon version of my nephew when he was that age. Grandma's First Computer is a very short, but charming educational story which details computer components in a simple to understand manner. Linda Hayes combines the educational features with the bonding between two very different generations and does it with humor and simplicity. The story winds up with Timmy telling Grandma she has a lot to learn, so we may expect to see another book with Timmy and Grandma in the future. I'm not so sure that senior citizen groups will appreciate that all of the senior's in the book are depicted with canes, or that it is intimated that no senior citizen knows anything about computers, but the target audience of young children will want to read it again and again. This is a must read for the young school age.

Originally reviewed for the Lulu Book Review by LK Gardner-Griffie, Author of YA novel, Misfit McCabe < Less

"Cute and Humorous" This is a cute, humorous story about grandma getting a new computer. It was her first computer. Like many senior citizens grandma did not have a clue on how to set the computer up. Her grandson comes to her rescue. He teaches grandma how to set up her new computer, and how to use it. There are great pictures to help tell the story.

"Touching" I wanted to particularly read this book because of my own grandmother.

She passed away in 2002, but as I read this absolutely delightful book, I kept thinking how my own loved grandmother would have dealt with learning how to use a computer. Grandparents are the generation that have been the most affected by the changes in our technology and in our “times”. I, as an adult (not yet a grandmother), marvel at the fact that these young kids can’t write a sentence, but can outdo me any day on the computer. Its both amazing and a little frightening to see how well-versed they are about computers.

However, the charm of this book is the connection and the relationship between the grandmother trying to learn the basics of the computer and her grandchild trying to teach her.

I loved this little book – full of cute pictures and the storyline made me feel so happy!