Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry
Illustrator
E.B. Lewis
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Year
2003
ISBN
9780399239724
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A little girl learns coping skills with the help of her grandmother, neighbors and school friends, when her mother's mental illness disrupts her daily routine.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Disability and Health; Single parent; Interracial; Mental illness; single mother; interracial friendship; adult with a mental illness
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, Supplement, 2004
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Choices, 2004 Understanding Oneself And Others
Keywords
mother and child; coping; elementary school; child taking care of herself; mood swings; grandmother; support
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Campbell, Bebe Moore, "Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry" (2003). Diverse Families. 1726.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1726