Abby
Illustrator
Steven Kellogg
Publisher
Harper & Row
Publication Year
1984
ISBN
9780064430494
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
An adopted African American preschooler enjoys hearing about the day she became part of her warm, loving family.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001 H.W. Wilson
Keywords
family; adoption story; black and white pictures
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Caines, Jeannette Franklin, "Abby" (1984). Diverse Families. 23.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/23