Just For You!: A Day With Daddy - Softcover

Grimes, Nikki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439568501 ISBN 13: 9780439568500

Publisher: Teaching Resources, 2004

Synopsis

A boy enjoys every moment of a special day with his father, as they play in the park, share french fries, and see a movie together.

About this title

About the Author:

NIKKI GRIMES's acclaimed body of work for children includes Talkin' About Bessie, a 2003 Coretta Scott King Author Award honor book. She is also the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.

From Booklist:

Reviewed with Sonia W. Black's Jumping the Broom.

Upbeat without being preachy or sentimental, these titles in the new Just for You! easy-reading series tell realistic stories of African American family life with excitement and grace. In Jumping the Broom, Erin's big sister is getting married. Everyone is happy except Erin, who can't find the right gift--until Grandmother tells her about jumping the broom, a wedding tradition that started among slaves. The characters are beautifully defined in both words and pictures, and many kids will recognize Erin's pride in honoring her roots. In A Day with Daddy, a boy living with his mom talks about having fun with Dad on their weekly outing. Grimes draws on personal memories of growing up in a divorced family, and her simple, poetic words describe what goes on until the boy returns home with "enough happy / to last me one week." The separation is here as well as the joy, and Tadgell's exuberant watercolors show the family bonds, the longing, and the love. Both books include excellent notes for adults and suggestions of things they can do with their children. Hazel Rochman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Teaching Resources
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0439568501
• ISBN 13: 9780439568500
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Tadgell Nicole