Judith LevyJudith Levy and her husband have raised three daughters, andnow have five grandchildren. Telling them how their grandparentsmet comes easily for Levy; she's a natural storyteller with a quickwit and an engaging sense of humor. Blessed with the gift o gab, Levy was surprised to discover, while attending a memoir-writingcourse at Florida Atlantic University some 40 years ago, that notall grandmothers have family tales tripping off their tongues.She reports: "When I came into the class, the room was loadedwith grandparents who wanted to put their memories down fortheir grandchildren. But I could see that they were having troubledoing it, because they weren't writers ." That realization led to abest-selling book, Grandmother Remembers: A Written Heirloomfor My Grandchild. The book has spawned a series of relatedbooks . Grandmother Remembers" is essentially "a baby bookbackwards," as Levy puts it. An illustrated album, it has spaces forphotographs, but its pages are mainly filled with writing promptsto help a grandmother put down her memories on paper forposterity.As much as her books are predicated on the importance of writingdown memories, Levy admits that actions are ultimately moreimportant than words. She advises grandparents to makememories with their grandchildren by doing things with them.Judith Levy and her husband, Herb, were named Grandparents ofthe year in 2007 for the state of Florida. Read More Read Less