Blackberry Stew
Illustrator
Janice Lee Porter
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9781575059105
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When her Grandpa Jack dies, Hope remembers the time she went with him to pick blackberries, and she realizes that he will continue to live in her and in her memories.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; death of a grandparent; death of a grandfather
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
death; grandfathers; memory; blackberries; stew; mourning; recipe; funeral
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Monk, Isabell, "Blackberry Stew" (2005). Diverse Families. 572.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/572