Sunshine Picklelime
Illustrator
Christian Slade
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780375893032
Pages
240 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
PJ Picklelime can talk to birds, hear bells ringing in a woman's curls, and spot moonbows in the night sky, but when a close friend dies and her parents separate, she searches for understanding and a way to recover her sunshine.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Black
Family Formation
separated parents
Keywords
human-animal communication; birds; wildlife rescue; divorce; death
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ferguson, Pamela, "Sunshine Picklelime" (2010). Diverse Families. 1139.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1139