Like Jake and Me
Illustrator
Lloyd Bloom
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9780440421221
Pages
64 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In this Newbery Honor—winning story from 1984, a new family builds a relationship as a stepfather and stepson celebrate their differences and take heart in their similarities.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
400L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Step Parent; divorced parents; co-parenting; step father
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and step father
Awards
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award, 1985, Winner, Children's Literature
John Newbery Medal, 1985, Honor Book
Keywords
pears; cowboys; axe; spider; ballet; pregnancy; wood; hat; boots; loose tooth
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Jukes, Mavis, "Like Jake and Me" (2005). Diverse Families. 2044.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2044