A young girl describes the life that she and her brother share with their grandmother in her Caribbean island home, until their mother comes to take them away.

Related: Caribbean, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9780689319464
• Author: Linden, Marie
• Illustrator: Doyle, Katherine
• Published: 1994, Atheneum
• Themes: Family, family stories, grandchild, Grandmother, island, Life, Love, Share
• Descriptors: Caribbean, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 32