Two Mrs. Gibsons
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1996 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

Two Mrs. Gibsons

Written by Toyomi Igus · Illustrated by Daryl Wells

A girl celebrates the two very different women who love her most.

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32 pages· 687 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud· AD530L· AR 3.4 · 0.5 AR pts
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Toyomi's Japanese mother and her African American grandmother are both Mrs. Gibson, and they could hardly be more different: big bear hugs and soft comforter hugs, lively spirituals and gentle lullabies, Sunday hats and a kimono. Toyomi Igus's tender tribute celebrates the joys and rich diversity of growing up biracial.

From the publisher

Two Mrs. Gibsons is author Toyomi Igus's tender and touching tribute to the two most important women in her life--her Japanese mother and her African American grandmother.From memories of her grandmother's big bear hugs to her mother's light down-filled comforter hugs, from listening to her grandmother's lively spirituals to her mother's soft lullabies, from playing with her grandmother's fancy going-to-a-Sunday-meetin' hats to trying on her mother's kimono, Toyomi celebrates the joys and rich diversity of growing up biracial.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
687
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD530L
AR book level
3.4
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
54347
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~N
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
April 1, 2013
First published
January 1, 1996
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780892391707

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