A Place in My Heart
Illustrator
Alison Relyea
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781849057714
Pages
36 pages
Genre
animal realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Charlie, a chipmunk adopted by a family of squirrels, begins to wonder about his birthparents but is afraid that asking questions will upset his family.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adoptive family; adopted child; adoptive parents; birth parents; interracial/transracial adoption
Main Character
male chipmunk
Race/Ethnicities
Chipmunk / Squirrel
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
family life; chipmunk; squirrels; questions; supportive family
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Grossnickle, Mary, "A Place in My Heart" (2014). Diverse Families. 17.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/17