A Pillow for My Mom
Illustrator
Christine Ross
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Publication Year
1998
ISBN
9780395822807
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Through the changing seasons a young girl struggles with her concern and love for her mother who is sick in hospital.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family member death; Illness; death of a mother; adult with an illness
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian
Family Formation
mother
Awards
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition, 1999
Best Children's Books of the Year, 1999 Ages 5 and under
Keywords
grief; coping; hospital; seasons; comfort; pillow; loss
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Sgouros, Charissa, "A Pillow for My Mom" (1998). Diverse Families. 1884.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1884