Book excerpt: How sad for Franca, who thinks she doesn't have a grandmother. But Franca soon discovers that many of her kindergarten friends call their grandmothers by different names too! France loves spending time with her nonna. Together they visit friends and family, cook meals, and play in her nonna's garden. Franca has fun learning about her nonna's birth country and how to speak her native language. Franca's nonna was born in a faraway country, shaped like a boot: Italy!