Skylar and Papa: Life Lessons Learned and Relearned: A 365 Day Storybook of Growing Love

This book, through personal stories written every day for a full year, captures the memories of the author's second grandchild as she experiences life in her formative years. Side by side with his granddaughter's personal journey of learning the lessons of life, the author shares his own experiences of relearning these lessons including nostalgic reflections on his youth. The book tells a personal story of growing love between a granddaughter and her papa.

Ron Schram, also known as Papa, lives in Hingham, Massachusetts and enjoys a close family. He has been happily married to Carol (a/k/a Nana) for almost 43 years and has two married daughters, Laura and Alison, five granddaughters, Caroline, Skylar, Emily, Julia and Sydney and one grandson, William.Skylar is the second oldest grandchild and was born on July 7, 2005. With all the beautiful women in his life, he has been affectionately described as a "chick magnet". He is also the author of Nonbillable Hours: A Poetic Journey Through the First year of Retirement (2005), and Caroline and Papa: Growing Up and Growing Older ( 2009) and is the editor of Sports: A Generation's Common Bond ( 2007).