It's wintertime again, and Jamaica has to wear her brother Ossie's hand-me-down boots. She finds herself envious of her friend Brianna's pink boots with the fuzzy cuffs, and Brianna teases her about her ugly, old "boy" boots. But one word brings reconciliation for the two friends. "O'Brien's warm, realistic illustrations of this vibrant African-American and her lively Asian-American friend are just right." -- Kirkus Reviews [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published in 1996 by Houghton Mifflin .

Juanita Havill is the author of more than thirty books for children and young people, including Jamaica's Find, which won her the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. The mother of two grown children, Juanita lives with her husband in Arizona. An avid garde Anne Sibley O'Brien's passion for multicultural subjects comes from being raised in South Korea. She lives with her husband in Maine. Susan Gal started out as a poster and calendar artist. Susan illustrated the acclaimed book Here is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays. She lives in Berkeley, California.