Title: Suki’s Kimono (https://www.kidscanpress.com/products/sukis-kimono)

Author: Chieri Uegaki

Illustrator: Stéphane Jorisch

Publication date: 2003

ISBN number: 9781553377528

Genre: Fiction

Approximate interest level: Grade PreK-3

Approximate text level: Grade 2-3

Narrative annotation: Suki wants to wear a kimono that was given form her grandma on the first day of school. He sister tells her that she will be laughed at. Suki decides to wear it anyway.

Selected Purpose: After reading this book, I want students to embrace their culture and ethnicity and learning about cultural activities in Japan. This teaches open-mindedness and I want students to learn to be confident about their race, culture, and language.