Title
No Mirrors in My Nana's House
Illustrator
Synthia Saint James
Publisher
Harcourt
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9780152052430
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book; stories in rhyme
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A girl discovers the beauty in herself by looking into her Nana's eyes.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Legal guardianship; Poverty; grandparents raising grandchild; grandmother raising granddaughter; impoverished family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black
Family Formation
grandmother
Awards
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition, 1999
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1998
Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, 1999
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
mirrors; grandma; house; eyes; beauty; admiration; imperfection
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Barnwell, Ysaye M., "No Mirrors in My Nana's House" (2005). Diverse Families. 737.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/737