My Mother's House, My Father's House
Illustrator
Irene Trivas
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication Year
1990
ISBN
9780140542103
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A child describes having two different houses in which to live, "my mother's house" and "my father's house," and what it is like to travel back and forth between them.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Divorce; two homes; co-parenting; living in two homes
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
parent and child; family life; suitcases
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Christiansen, C.B., "My Mother's House, My Father's House" (1990). Diverse Families. 986.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/986