Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles
Illustrator
Roger Roth
Publisher
Bowen Press
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780061141362
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
As her turn to be "Star of the Week" in her kindergarten class approaches, Cassidy-Li puts together a poster with pictures of her family, friends, and pets, and wonders about her birthparents in China.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive family; international adoption; birth parents; interracial family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese American
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Keystone to Reading Book Award, 2010 - 2011, Primary
Keywords
kindergarten; elementary school; Chinese American; star of the week; brownies; school presentation; family pictures
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Friedman, Darlene, "Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles" (2009). Diverse Families. 424.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/424