The Dream Jar
Illustrator
Mark Graham
Publisher
William Morrow & Co
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780688130619
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Valentina's family has come from Russia with a wonderful dream--to own a store. Valentina wants to help, but everyone says she's too little to contribute to the glass jar where the dream money is kept. The family becomes discouraged when little money comes in, but Valentina has discovered how she can help make their dream come true.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD530L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Bicultural; Immigrants and refugees; bicultural family; bicultural child; bicultural parents; bicultural mother; bicultural father; two cultures; immigrant family; immigrant children; immigrant parents; migrants;
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White (Russian)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition, 1999
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of the Social Studies, 1996
Smithsonian Magazine's Notable Books for Children, 1996
Keywords
family life; Russian Americans; school; children working; saving to buy a store; saving money; business owners; New York City; American Dream
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Pryor, Bonnie, "The Dream Jar" (1996). Diverse Families. 1769.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1769