Keeping Up with Roo
Illustrator
Dan Andreasen
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780399234804
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Gracie has always had a special bond with her Aunt Roo, who is mentally disabled, but that relationship starts to change when Gracie begins school.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Developmental disability; adult with a developmental disability; mentally disabled
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother
Awards
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, 2006, Winner, Mental Disabilities
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2004 Ages 5 to 9
Keywords
aunt; friendship; playing; farm; special relationship; growth; growing up
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Glenn, Sharlee Mullins, "Keeping Up with Roo" (2004). Diverse Families. 1688.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1688