A little trivia. A lot to talk about.

Before You
Were Grandma

Her favorite songs. Her first paycheck. The stories you haven’t heard yet.

A nostalgia trivia book, family guessing game, and memory journal—made for Grandma, and the people who love spending time with her.

Take a look inside Already spent time with the book?

Coming soon · Large-print paperback

Before You Were Grandma by Frank Silver, with a navy and gold cover and a vintage family photo album

American life · 1950s through the 1980s

500trivia questions
in 50 short rounds

50“Can You Guess Mine?”
family games

20pages for stories,
photos & keepsakes

A peek between the covers

Open a page.
Open a conversation.

From the kitchen phone to the songs on the radio, familiar details become a way into the stories only she can tell.

A real large-print trivia page about records, singers, and record players — “I remember that!”
Familiar songs, television, movie nights, school days, and more. Start with any ten-question round.
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A real Can You Guess Mine game page, with a large vintage radio photograph and space for a personal story — “Can you guess mine?”
Grandma chooses an answer, gives a clue, and hears everyone’s guesses before sharing her story.
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A real guided memory page titled A song that takes me somewhere, with writing space — “Tell me that again.”
Keep a few words, a favorite photograph, or a story you want to return to. Someone can write while Grandma talks.
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Actual interior pages shown. Final published pages may include refinements.

Before the title
“Grandma”…

There was a whole life.

Favorite records. First jobs. Saturday afternoons. A dress saved for a special evening. Little details that can bring a whole day back.

Enjoy the questions on your own, bring the book to a family visit, or give it to someone whose stories you’d love to know. There’s room to remember, laugh, and follow wherever the conversation goes.

Writing is optional. The time together is part of the fun.

Before YouWere Grandma

Open a page.Open a conversation.

“I remember that!”

“Can you guess mine?”

“Tell me that again.”

There was a whole life.

Were you part of the fun?

Before You
Were Grandma

Open a page.
Open a conversation.