My Two Grannies
Illustrator
Margaret Chamberlain
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9781845076436
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When her two grannies want to eat different meals and tell their own stories, how can Alvina make everyone happy?
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Biracial; Interracial; Bicultural; biracial child; interracial family; bicultural family; mixed race; bicultural child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Trinidadian / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
50 Books about Family, 2011 Younger Children
Choices, 2009 Understanding Oneself And Others
Recommended Picture Books Featuring Interracial Families, 2011 Picture Book
USBBY Outstanding International Books, 2009 K-2
Keywords
grandmothers; cultural differences; conflict management; different foods; games; stories; getting along
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Benjamin, Floella, "My Two Grannies" (2007). Diverse Families. 391.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/391