My Two Grandads
Illustrator
Margaret Chamberlain
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781847800602
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Aston's granddad Harry plays the trumpet in a brass band, while Grandad Roy plays the steel drum in a steel band. But only one band can play at Aston's summer fair at school...Which band should Aston choose? Or can he find a way to bring everyone together?
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Biracial; Interracial; Bicultural; biracial child; interracial family; bicultural family; mixed race; bicultural child
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Trinidadian / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
grandfathers; musicians; cultural conflict; music; drums; band; summer fair
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Benjamin, Floella, "My Two Grandads" (2010). Diverse Families. 379.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/379