Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness

New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017

A family has fallen on hard times and are living in different homeless shelters. But even though they are separate, they are still a family.

A little girl and her parents have lost their home and must live in a homeless shelter. Even worse, due to a common shelter policy, her dad must live in a men's shelter, separated from her and her mom. Despite these circumstances, the family still finds time to be together. They meet at the park to play hide-and-seek, slide on slides, and pet puppies. While the young girl wishes for better days when her family is together again under a roof of their very own, she continues to remind herself that they're still a family even in times of separation.

Author: Brenda Reeves Sturgis
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 01/31/2017
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780807577073
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 188871 / Still a Family


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2016
School Library Journal 02/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Brenda Reeves Sturgis is an award-winning author of the picture books 10 Turkeys in the Road, The Lake Where Loon Lives, and Touchdown! This is her fourth book. She is a member of SCBWI and currently lives in Maine on a lovely little lake. Jo-Shin Lee received a bachelor's degree in agricultural chemistry prior to earning a master's degree in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She aspires to create interesting and educational picture books for children around the world. Jo-Shin lives in Taiwan.