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Cover of When I Am Old with You by Angela Johnson

Picture book · Children

When I Am Old with You

written by Angela Johnson, illustrated by David Soman

32 pages · 1993

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About the book

For use in schools and libraries only. An African American girl imagines being old with Grandaddy and joining him in such activities as playing cards all day, visiting the ocean, and eating bacon on the porch.

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