Walk with Me
Illustrator
Rafael Yockteng
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9781554988570
Pages
35 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A little girl imagines a lion taking the place of her father who no longer lives with her family, an animal that keeps her safe on her travels from school to home.
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
AD490L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Poverty; single mother; living in poverty; impoverished family; financial hardship
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
International Latino Book Award, 2017, Honorable Mention, Best Children's Fiction Picture Book(Bilingual)
Kirkus Prize, 2017, Finalist, Picture Book
Keywords
lion; latch-key child; fatherless; rundown home; imaginary friend; Spanish
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Buitrago, Jairo, "Walk with Me" (2008). Diverse Families. 1436.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1436