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Visiting Day
by , Illustrated by James Ransome

    Publication Date: Oct 01, 2002
    List Price: $17.99
    Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
    Classification: Fiction
    Target Age Group: Picture Book
    ISBN13: 9780590400053
    Imprint: Scholastic Press
    Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
    Parent Company: Scholastic Inc.

    Hardcover Description:

    Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a poignant picture book about a little girl who waits hopefully for her father’s release from prison.

    Only on visiting day is there chicken frying in the kitchen at 6 a.m. And Grandma in her Sunday dress, humming soft and low,… As the little girl and her grandmother get ready for visiting day, her father, who adores her, is getting ready, too. The community of families who take the long bus ride upstate to visit loved ones share hope and give comfort to each other. Love knows no boundaries. Here is a story of strong families who understand the meaning of unconditional love.



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