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