Interest Level:
Pre-K-5
Lexile Framework:
1430L
Grade Level Equivalent:
2.9
Guided Reading Level:
M
Age:
4-10
Genre:
General Fiction, Multicultural
Subject:
African Americans, Manners and Conduct, Life Experiences and Relationships, Changes and New Experiences, Coping with Death, Grief, and Loss, Social Issues and Conditions, Extended Family, Parents
On Visiting Day, the little girl and her grandmother take the long bus ride upstate to visit her father. On the ride, they share food and hope, and give comfort to others who make the trip with them. The waiting is hard, and it all takes time. But Grandma and the little girl count their blessings, and love each other up, and wait for the time when Daddy will come back home.






