Tell Me A Story, Grandma Glee Book 4: Marvelous Marva and the Magical Marbles / Glidai, Tsila

Fully illustrated book for ages 4-8

Your child will LOVE this story of true frienship!

True friendship is priceless! How many of us wish they had a true friend like Marvelous Marva? In the 4th book of the Tell Me A Story, Grandma Glee series: Marvelous Marva and the MagicalMarbles, Grandma brings her beloved granddaughter Sapphire a bag full of wonderful marbles. She tells her all about her childhood friend Marva, who helped her overcome her insecurity in school through a fantastic game of marbles.

Grandma Glee was not too good in sports at school, but she was a pro when it came to shooting marbles!

"The kids in school were mean today

When we played volley- ball.

They said they wouldn't let me play.

That I'm no good at all!"

"I'll bet they wouldn't say that

If they saw how you shoot marbles.

Not everyone can play like us,

It's really quite a marvel!

So what, if you have trouble

On a team of volley-ball,

We'll show them how

It doesn't mean

That you can't play at all!"

Marvelous Marva shows her friend Carmela (young Grandma Glee) that each of us have different strengths and weaknesses.

If we're not good at something, that doesn't mean we're not good enough! We just have to find the area in which we excel and go for it! Marva not only provides a listening ear to her dear friend Carmela, she cheers her up and makes her see herself in a completely different light. MarvelousMarva's true and caring friendship changed her friend Carmela's life forever!

Grandma Glee gives her priceless marble collection to Sapphire in the hope that through the story about those colored bits of glass, Sapphire will learn what it means to be a true friend, and how important it is to take a stand against bullying! I'm sure you and your children will love it!

"Grandma Glee, I just loved this story! An invaluable lesson about the meaning of true friendship! I felt like cheering along with the rest of the schoolchildren when I saw Marva and Carmela shooting marbles together! This is your best story yet!"

Pamela Courtney, Social worker and mother of 3, Nebraska.

" A wonderful contribution to the fight against bullying! Grandma Glee was told by her insensitive and mean classmates that she was no good at all, just because she couldn't play volleyball! Her friend Marva not only proved to be a true friend, but also took a stand against bullying. She wouldn't sit back and let her friend be bullied! This world needs more people like Marvelous Marva!"

Samuel Levenstien, Sociologist and proud grandfather, California.

"The immeasurable power of positivity and true friendship in an enchanting rhyming story! Who could ask for more?"

Denise Simpson, Teacher and proud mother of 5, Pittsburgh.