Singing with Momma Lou

Singing with Momma Lou by Linda J. Altman. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781584300403.

A young African American girl helps her grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimers disease, regain some of her memories. Nine-year-old Tamika Jordan dreads visiting her grandmother at the nursing home. Momma Lou has Alzheimers and always forgets who Tamika is. After her father shows her Momma Lous scrapbooks, Tamika comes up with an idea to jog Momma Lous memory. Tamika is successful in reaching her grandmother one day when Momma Lou recognizes a newspaper clipping of a Civil Rights demonstration and leads everybody in a celebration of song. Linda Jacobs Altman tells a moving story of intergenerational love and hope, while Larry Johnsons evocative paintings bring this memorable story to life. This a book to be shared by the whole family. Altman learned about the effects of Alzheimers when her mother was stricken with the disease. While it was a tragic experience, she learned from her mother the power of the human spirit.