Grandfather Counts
Illustrator
Andrea Cheng
Publisher
Lee & Low
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781584300106
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When her maternal grandfather comes from China, Helen, who is biracial, develops a special bond with him despite their age and language differences.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD570L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Biracial; Interracial; Bicultural; different languages; communication barrier; mixed race; biracial child; interracial family; bicultural family; bicultural child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
mother, father, and grandfather
Awards
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2001, Honor, Language Arts Picture Book
Books Count! Number Fun for Children, 2012 Ready, Set, Count
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Fourth Edition, 2003 Families, Friends, and Community
Keywords
grandfathers; Chinese Americans; China; language; communication; train
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Cheng, Andrea and Zhang, Ange, "Grandfather Counts" (2004). Diverse Families. 396.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/396