Our Gracie Aunt

Jacqueline Woodson

Disney-Hyperion, Apr 1, 2002 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Johsnon and his sister, Beebee, seem to be all alone in the world. Their mama has gone away many times before, but something tells them that this time she won't be coming back. Then a social worker comes and takes them to meet their Aunt Gracie. Beebee barely remembers her, and Mama never even told Johnson about her. They wonder where she's been all this time--and why she would want to take care of them. Warily, though, the children begin to trust Aunt Gracie. And in the process, they come to a better understanding of what it means to be a family.

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User Review  - mferaci - LibraryThing

Two young siblings are left alone after their mother disappears. A social worker finds the siblings and brings them to their aunt's house. The children have not seen this aunt in a long time and are ...

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User Review  - TeresaCruz - LibraryThing

Emotions come out in this book, so be warned. This book does a great job at showing how parents are not always able to take care of their own children, which results in the kids having to live with a relative.

About the author

Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio on February 12, 1963 and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.A. in English from Adelphi University in 1985. She is a full-time writer and her books include Miracle's Boys, which won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2001 and After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers and Show Way, which won Newbery Honors. Her other awards include the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Jon J. Muth is a children's author and illustrator. His books have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. Stone Soup, a familiar tale set in China won a National Parenting Book Award. Books he has illustrated include Come On, Rain!, which won the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 1999, Gershon's Monster, and No Dogs Allowed. Zen Shorts is a New York Times Bestseller, a Quill Award nominee, and was awarded the 2006 Caldecott Honor. Zen Ghosts was published in September 2010 by Scholastic Press. His title, Hi, Koo!, is a New York Times Bestseller for 2014 and was published by Scholastic Press, as well.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Our Gracie Aunt
• Author: Jacqueline Woodson
• Illustrated by: Jon J. Muth
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2002
• ISBN: 0786806206, 9780786806201
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General