Benji Cole of CBS Radio interviewed Cheryl Van Cleave (Grandma), author of “How to Connect with Your Grandchildren During a Pandemic”

The author of “How to Connect with Your Grandchildren During a Pandemic,” Cheryl Van Cleave, was interviewed by Benji Cole of CBS Radio. They discuss the author’s message and inspiration for writing this book.

People of Distinction is one of the most extensive and wide-ranging radio shows in the United States. Hosted by Benji Cole and Al Cole from CBS Radio, People of Distinction is the right fit for authors who want to increase their exposure to readers. The radio program airs on Apple’s iTunes Radio Network (Professional News/Talk), featuring CBS Radio, Fox News, NPR, and C-Span.

Author Cheryl Van Cleave has a master’s degree in special education and an administrative degree. She has taught children in elementary, behavioral, middle, and high school. She also became an assistant principal. She also taught inmates in prison, where she was also vice principal. She goes by the names Grandma, Grammy, Gram Gram, and Graham Cracker.

She also volunteered as a softball manager, umpire, cub scout leader, PTA, Welcome Magon, and Meals on Wheels, and has tutored at schools throughout her community. She also worked on researching and compiling her family’s genealogy as a hobby.

Cheryl was inspired to write this book by her personal experience with the struggles of staying connected with loved ones during the pandemic.

“How to Connect with Your Grandchildren During a Pandemic” by Cheryl Van Cleave (Grandma) acts as a kind of scrapbook of the ways in which one grandmother found creative ways to stay in touch with her beloved grandchildren as the world went under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Zoom call games to hide-and-go-seek to at-home wrestling practice between brothers, Grandma and her entire family managed to stay connected as ever, though miles apart, and their memories are chronicled here in this book.

Listen to the full interview here: