Here's a Penny
Illustrator
Carolyn Haywood
Publisher
Harcourt
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9780152052270
Pages
140 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Follows the adventures of six-year-old William, an adopted boy nicknamed Penny for his copper-colored hair, as he attends a Halloween party, adopts kittens, and finds an older brother to join his family.
Grade Level
K-3, 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive family; adoptive siblings; adoptive parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
friendship; family life; brothers; kitten; red hair; freckles; choices
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Haywood, Carolyn, "Here's a Penny" (2005). Diverse Families. 502.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/502