Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match
Illustrator
Sara Palacios
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780892392353
Pages
31 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A creative, unique, bilingual Peruvian Scottish-American-soccer-playing artist celebrates her uniqueness.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD580L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Biracial; Interracial; Bilingual; biracial children; interracial family; interracial marriage; mixed race; bilingual child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Peruvian / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
International Latino Book Award, 2012, 1st Place, Best Children's Picture Book (Bilingual)
Pura Belpre Award, 2012, Honor Book, Illustrator
Skipping Stones Honor Award, 2012, Winner, Multicultural And International
Tejas Star Book Award, 2012, Winner
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2013 - Picture Book
Prairie Bud Award, 2013 - 2014
Tejas Star Book Award, 2012 -
Keywords
individuality; matching; soccer; English/Spanish; identity; elementary school; clothing; writing
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Brown, Monica, "Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match" (2011). Diverse Families. 384.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/384