Editorial Reviews
Review
“What Grandma Did is a beautiful book for children of all ages. It tells the story of the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots and the huge yet secret contributions that they made during the war from 1942 – 1944. The story of their service has been uncovered over the past four decades and this story is a great tribute to these brave women.” — Caroline Jensen, USAF, Lt. Col. (Ret.), Veteran, Fighter Pilot, and the first mom to fly for the USAF Thunderbirds
“What Grandma Did is Erin Miller’s fun story about her grandmother Elaine Harmon, one of only 1,102 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who flew airplanes in World War II. My 9-year-old granddaughter, Emaline, “loved it.” — Sarah Byrn Rickman, Author of soon-to-be 11 books about the WASP
About the Author
Randal Harmon grew up in a circle of oak trees in the Maryland woods, where she played in the creek and made friends with all the animals of the forest. One day, when she was old enough, the wise old brown owl took her upon his wings on an adventure around the world. As she traveled, she collected her palette. She took yellow from the sunflower fields in France and grey from London’s cobblestone streets. She took brilliant blue from the waters of the Galapagos Islands, and brown from the sea lions on the sandy pearl beaches. She took green from the lush rainforest in Bali, red from the dragons of Hong Kong, orange from a ripe melon in the Philippines, and lavender from the sunsets of the Australian outback. In Guatemala, she found pink in a beautifully woven hammock, and in Chiapas she took silver as it sparkled off of a waterfall flowing through the dense jungle. After gathering her technicolor collection, she landed peacefully in the New Mexican desert, where her palette was kissed by the warm glow of the southwestern sunshine. Randal lives at Camp Harmon in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her hairy husband, a couple of dogs, and a variety of woodland creatures.
