Liliana's Grandmothers
Illustrator
Leyla Torres
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication Year
1998
ISBN
9780374351052
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Because one of her grandmothers lives down the street and the other in a far away country, Liliana experiences two very different ways of life when she visits them.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Bicultural; bicultural child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Latin American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 1998, Commended, Grades PreK-2
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 1999, Honor, Social Studies (K-6)
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition, 1999
Best Children's Books of the Year, 1999 Ages 5 and under
Growing Up Latino in the U.S.A., 2004
Recommended Picture Books Featuring Interracial Families, 2011 Picture Book
Keywords
grandmothers; cat; birds; sewing; differences; gardening; teddy bear; different countries; different languages
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Torres, Leyla, "Liliana's Grandmothers" (1998). Diverse Families. 1549.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1549