Author: Matt de la Pena
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Awards: Coretta Scott King, Newberry, Caldecott
Grade level: 1st-3rd
This is an amazing book about a young boy named CJ and his grandmother. On Sunday's after church, he and his grandmother ride the bus home. On this Sunday, CJ questions a lot of things and asks his grandmother questions about his life comparing it to his friends. He wonders why he doesn't have a car or other nice things like his other friends. His grandmother never scolds him for asking these questions, but instead responds in a way that shows the beauty of the things they see and do on their Sunday's after church.
I love this book and will definitely have it in my classroom! It is an amazing multicultural book and shows that students are different. A good age range is 1st-3rd because the text is great for a read aloud or students to read on their own. I would use this book in my classroom to show that even though we all do different things and have different routines, we should still be kind to one another and find the beauty in the things we have.
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