Coming Home
Illustrator
Greg Ruth
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781250055477
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Follows the emotions of a young boy as he waits at an airport for a family member to return home from serving in the military.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Military families; mother in the military; children of military personnel
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 Today
Bulletin Blue Ribbons, 2014 Picture Book
Choices, 2015 Picture Books for School-Age Children
Guide Book to Gift Books, 2016 Picture Books
Keywords
waiting; homecoming; soldiers; airport; military; reunion; emotional; dog; different families
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ruth, Greg, "Coming Home" (2014). Diverse Families. 574.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/574