Grandmama's Joy
Illustrator
Carole Byard
Publisher
Philomel Books
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780399210648
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Rhondy's grandmother is sad after learning that they must find another place to live, Rhondy reminds her that they will still have what is most important--each other.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Kinship care; Poverty; death of a parent; grandparent raising grandchildren; grandmother raising granddaughter; financial hardship
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
grandmother
Awards
Coretta Scott King Book Award, 1981, Honor Book, Illustrator
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Keywords
home; joy; love; moving; sadness; rent; pebble; gifts
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Greenfield, Eloise, "Grandmama's Joy" (1999). Diverse Families. 1880.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1880