Tight Times
Illustrator
Trina Schart Hyman
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication Year
1983
ISBN
9780140504422
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight, finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father loses his job.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Poverty; financial hardship; impoverished family
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
family problems; pets; animals; dog; cat
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Hazen, Barbara Shook, "Tight Times" (1983). Diverse Families. 943.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/943