Ojiichan's Gift
Illustrator
Genevieve Simms
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781771389631
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young girl finds a way to give the gift of a traditional Japanese garden back to her beloved grandfather and accept a difficult change.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; interracial parents; interracial family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Japanese) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
rock gardens; Japanese; aging grandparents; summer visits; change; granddaughters; plants
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Uegaki, Chieri, "Ojiichan's Gift" (2019). Diverse Families. 1855.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1855