The Aunt in Our House
Illustrator
David Soman
Publisher
Orchard Books
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780531095027
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When The Aunt comes to live with them, the entire family enjoys her company and helps her forget about the home she has lost.
Grade Level
PK-1, K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Kinship care; Interracial; Biracial; family taking care of aunt; interracial marriage; mixed race; biracial children
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Recommended Picture Books Featuring Interracial Families, 2011 Picture Book
Keywords
aunt; possessions; sadness; trumpet; home; artists; weaving
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Johnson, Angela, "The Aunt in Our House" (1996). Diverse Families. 770.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/770