Picture Book 21

A.    Author: Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook

B.     Title: I Wish I had Freckles Like Abby

C.     Illustrator: Bonnie Adamson

D.    Readability: 2.2

E.     Genre: Diversity

F.      Subgenre: Fiction

G.    Theme: Self-esteem, Friendship

H.    Primary and secondary characters: No Name Girl and Abby

I.       Award(s) date of publication: N/A

J.       Publishing company: Raven Tree Press

K.    ISBN number:0-9770906-6-3

L.     Brief summary: This little girl wishes she had freckles like Abby, because they make you look beautiful. When they paint they draw freckles, when she wants freckles, she takes her sisters makeup and paints freckles on her face. But it takes her all day to clean them off her face. She had paint splashed on her at the playground. But the teacher made her wash it off. Then she makes chocolate pudding freckles and mud freckles. Her mom doesn’t think it is funny. Then she got chicken pox, she really had freckles, but these freckles itched. Then one day she found out that Abby wanted glasses just like her.   

M.   Description of how you would use the book with students: This book is told in Spanish as well as English, giving a choice to the reader. This book would be perfect when a student is uncomfortable with their body image, their glasses or freckles. It can be used for a student to understand that they may envy someone but someone else may envy them.