My First-Generation Family
Illustrator
Zoe Persico
Publisher
Looking Glass Library
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781532130182
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
My First-Generation Family is the story of a normal day in Manny's life. When classmate Lenny visits his home, he discovers Manny's family moved here from Mexico. Who picks up Manny from school in a taxi? Papa! Who brings home dinner from her restaurant job? Mama! Who reads Manny's bedtime story? Mama and Papa! Lenny realizes love makes a family.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
550L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Immigrant and refugees; learning a new language; immigrant family; immigrant children; immigrant parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Mexican) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
camera; dentist; doctor; diner; friendship; school; learning English; soccer; love; taxi driver; waitress; certifications
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Harrington, Claudia, "My First-Generation Family" (2018). Diverse Families. 1768.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1768