AUTHOR: Jacqueline
Woodson ILLUSTRATOR: E. B. Lewis PUBLISHER: Penguin Group PUBLICATION DATE: 2004
AWARDS: 2004 Best
Children’s Book Award, 2005 Caldecott Honor GENRE:
Historical Fiction READING LEVEL: K
BRIEF OVERVIEW: During WWII,
Ada Ruth’s mom has to go away to work.
Staying at home with her grandma, they anxiously wait for a letter from
her mother because they miss her dearly.
INTEGRATED
ACTIVITY:
Have students discuss a time when they missed their parents and what where did
their parents go?
REVIEWER’S
NAME & AFFILIATION: Daphne Wright- Valdosta State University
