The Remember Balloons
Illustrator
Dana Wulfekotte
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781481489157
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
490L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Disability and Health; Biracial; Interracial; Neurological disorder; Illness; biracial child; interracial marriage; interracial parents; interracial family; Alzheimer's disease; memory loss; dementia
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Schneider Family Book Award, 2019, Honor, Young Children's Book
Keywords
grandfather; grandson; memories; balloons; old age; birthday party; stories; dog
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Oliveros, Jessie, "The Remember Balloons" (2018). Diverse Families. 1651.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1651