Friday with Jerome in Jamaica
Illustrator
Rory Smith
Publisher
JumPskip Productions
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9780615790602
Pages
38 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In Friday with Jerome in Jamaica, Jessie spends the day at her nanny Georgia’s house in Jamaica, Queens, where she is warmly welcomed by Georgia’s multigenerational family. Papi, Georgia’s father, brightens up a rainy day by inviting Jessie and his grandson Jerome into his art studio, where he shows them how to unleash their creative juices. With Papi’s encouragement, Jessie is inspired to soar to new heights and express herself in an entirely new way.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; same-sex parents; children of gay parents; lesbian; lesbian adults
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Keywords
painting; grandparent and child; art; Queens; rain
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
DelGreco, Phylliss; Roth, Jaclyn; and Silverio, Kathryn, "Friday with Jerome in Jamaica" (2013). Diverse Families. 435.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/435