Milly and the Macy's Parade
Illustrator
Brett Helquist
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780439297547
Pages
40 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
It's 1924 and the holidays are approaching. Milly lives in NYC with her Polish family and frolics daily in holiday displays at the Macy's store under the watchful eye of Mr. Macy. But Milly's family misses their homeland and traditions. In an effort to cheer people up, Milly convinces Mr. Macy to combine old country traditions with new American heritage in a celebration for all to enjoy. Everyone agrees that the resulting parade will become a wonderful new tradition. This heartwarming story beautifully captures the creation of a uniquely American event.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
AD630L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Multicultural; Immigrants and refugees; communication barrier; multicultural community; immigrant family; immigrant children; immigrant parents
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White (Polish)
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
holidays; celebration; homesickness; elephants; melting pot; Poland; New York; tradition; friendship; parade; Macy's Parade; Macy's department store; Christmas
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Corey, Shana, "Milly and the Macy's Parade" (2002). Diverse Families. 1760.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1760