Papa's Backpack
Illustrator
James Christopher Caroll
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781585366132
Pages
32 pages
Genre
animal realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Illustrations and rhyming text portray a bear cub who understands that because Papa is a soldier, he sometimes must go, but imagines what it would be like to stay near by riding in Papa's backpack.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Military families; father in the military
Main Character
cub
Race/Ethnicities
bears
Family Formation
father
Awards
Kirkus Book Award, 2015, Nominee, Young Reader
Keywords
soilders; bears; service; war
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Carroll, James Christopher, "Papa's Backpack" (2015). Diverse Families. 1080.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1080