BECKY BIRTHA

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Grandmama's Pride

Grandmama's Pride book cover

Illustrated by Colin Bootman

It is 1956 and Sarah Marie, her mama, and her little sister are traveling by bus to spend summer vacation with Grandmama down South. From the moment they set foot on the bus, things are different from the way they are at home.

Sarah Marie is going to learn to read this summer, and when she does, she will find out why things are so different in the South.

Grandmama's Pride is a story based on true things that really happened. Grandmama's Pride is my first book for children.

Ten Things That Grandmama's Pride Is About

  1. Grandmothers

  2. U.S. History

  3. Family

  4. Civil Rights

  5. The 1950s

  6. Sisters

  7. Learning how to read

  8. Summer Vacations

  9. African Americans

  10. Feeling proud to be who you are

 GOLDEN KITE HONOR BOOK
Grandmama's Pride received the 2005 Golden Kite Honor Award for picture book text from the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators!


Other Awards

2006 CCBC Choices from Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

2006 IRA Teacher’s Choices from International Reading Association

2007 Skipping Stones Honor Award from Skipping Stones Multicultural Magazine

2007-2008 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List

2007-2008 Show Me Readers Award Master List (Missouri)

2008 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Master List (Kansas)

2008-2009 Georgia Picture Book Award Master List


Visit the website of publisher Albert Whitman & Company for more multicultural books for children.

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