Title
Silas' Seven Grandparents
Illustrator
Helen Flook
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781551435619
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Silas' Seven Grandparents is a fun and loving story about having multiple sets of grandparents and step-grandparents. When Silas' parents go away on a business trip, all seven grandparents invite Silas to stay with them...how can he choose one without hurting the others' feelings?
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
AD560L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diveristy; Multiracial; multiracial family
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
mother, father, and grandparents
Awards
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Reads for Children, 2010 Picture Book
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Ages 5 to 9
Keywords
grandparents; family time; activities; amusement park; museum; camping; sickness; ice hockey; birthday
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Horrocks, Anita, "Silas' Seven Grandparents" (2010). Diverse Families. 527.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/527