Coming on Home Soon
Illustrator
E. B. Lewis
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780399237485
Pages
32 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
550L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Kinship care; single mother; grandmother raising granddaughter
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
mother and grandmother
Awards
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2005, Honor Book
Parents' Choice Award, 2004, Recommended, Picture Book
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 2005, Honor
Keywords
World War II; Chicago; railroad; mail; letters; winter; snow; railroad cars; kitten
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Woodson, Jacqueline, "Coming on Home Soon" (2004). Diverse Families. 1959.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1959