Sammy Wakes His Dad
Illustrator
Shirley Venit Anger
Publisher
Star Bright Books
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9781887734875
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sammy's father, who is in a wheelchair, is reluctant to join Sammy in going fishing, until his son's love finally moves him to action.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical Disability; wheelchair user
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
fathers and sons; fishing; people with disabilities
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Emmons, Chip, "Sammy Wakes His Dad" (2002). Diverse Families. 2052.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2052