Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: NEGLECTAuthor/authors: Jacqueline Woodson; Illustrated by Jon J Muth
Year of Publication: 2002
Book Title: Our Aunt Gracie
ISBN #: 0786806206; 9780786806201
Age Level: Lower Elementary
# of pages: 30
Quality of illustrations: Excellent watercolor illustrations
Brief Summary: Beebee and Johnson are two children who are left alone a lot by their mother until one day their mother is gone for too long and a social worker comes by to pick them up because their mother cannot take care of them anymore. These neglected children then get placed with their “Aunt Gracie” and she loves and cares for them in ways they have never experienced before. Gradually the children come to love their aunt Gracie and come to understand that, “just because a person goes away, doesn’t mean they don’t love you.”
Post reading activity: Explain to the children what the basic needs of children should be, and direct the discussion towards strengthening their understanding of what “neglect” is and why it is something that no child should have to experience. Encourage the children to talk to someone if they feel that they are missing one of the “basic needs” that are discussed in class. Make a list on the board of basic needs.
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