A New Barker in the House
Illustrator
Tomie DePaola
Publisher
G.P Putnam's Sons New York
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780399238659
Pages
32 pages
Genre
animal fantasy
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Twins Moffie and Morgie are excited when they hear that their family is adopting a three-year-old Hispanic boy.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; Language barrier; adopted child; different languages
Main Character
dogs
Race/Ethnicities
dogs
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
twins; Spanish; English; dogs; playing
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
DePaola, Tomie, "A New Barker in the House" (2002). Diverse Families. 1147.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1147