A book for my Grandmother - recommendations please.

The recommendation of The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse worked for me - I've just ordered it for my granddaughter! (or I might keep it for myself...)

Thanks TwiceAsNice!

Thanks everyone.
The tree book and the elephant book are looking very promising.

I'm still umming and ahhing about Monty Don though as it's a lovely mix of prose and photos.

I'm pretty certain that she will have read the Hauxwell books.
Re Bruce Fogel, I've already looked at that as she loves Herriot, but it's not out until the end of the month.

Fun Fact- Bruce Fogel is the inventor of those bucket collars that you put on post-op cats and dogs.

All great ideas, thanks again x

TwiceAsNice

A little bit different but there is The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy. It’s a very gentle book with beautiful sketch illustrations and the text is all hand written. It has a background message of kindness and looking after yourself and others. It’s been in the best sellers list for weeks. It was recommended to me by a friend and I bought myself and my granddaughters a copy. It’s a browse book to look at many time’s. I loved it.

I love this book - the illustrations are so beautiful and the words are simple but profound.

Ben Vogel’s dad has a new book coming out called “:call the vet” it’s quite uplifting the synopsis I’ve read and it’s set in the 70’s about his time as a vet in London. Also as Ella a in said the Hannah books were good too.

How about this one: ‘Old Baggage’ by Lissa Evans
www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Baggage-Lissa-Evans/dp/1784161217/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&tag=gransnetforum-21&qid&sr

I second Fevertree's recommendation of "The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony. I have just finished reading it, and I think she would love it. Did you see a news item a short while ago about how his herd of elephants appeared outside his house to mourn him, the day after his death? This is his own account of how he took the herd into his animal reserve when they were threatened with being shot after repeatedly breaking through "elephant-proof" barriers, and gradually won their trust.

A little bit different but there is The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy. It’s a very gentle book with beautiful sketch illustrations and the text is all hand written. It has a background message of kindness and looking after yourself and others. It’s been in the best sellers list for weeks. It was recommended to me by a friend and I bought myself and my granddaughters a copy. It’s a browse book to look at many time’s. I loved it.

What about The Secret Life of Trees - how they live and why they matter

www.waterstones.com/book/the-secret-life-of-trees/colin-tudge/9780141012933

Or The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony, a fascinating book:

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lawrence-anthony/the-elephant-whisperer/

You and your Nan are lucky to have each other and best wishes to her for a speedy recovery.

Have you thought about reintroducing her to a Children's classic such as. ‘Wind in the Willows’ or ‘The Secret Garden’ ? You may be able to get an illustrated version.

A book that stuck in my mind was the story about Hannah Hauxwell who farmed alone near the Yorkshire moors after her parents died. It's a wonderful true story and very uplifting.

Thank you both, you are definitely on the right track!
I think that H is for Hawk is a great suggestion, but I'm not sure because of the grief element.
I was just looking at Monty Don's book - that initially looks perfect, but a few of the reviewers mentioned that he writes enthusiastically about fox hunting, so that won't go down well.
Bruce Fogle's book about being a young vet in the 70s looked just the ticket, but it hasn't been released yet...

My Garden World The Natural World by Monty Don has good reviews and incorporates his love of wildlife and nature

How about something like “H is for Hawk”? Or there’s another one whose name escapes me about having a raven, training it. Or the “octopus teacher” all about animals