Me and Uncle Romie
48 pages
published in 2002 by New York: Dial books for young Readers
Author Claire Hartfield
Illustrator Jerome Lagarrigue
This book is about a young boy who is going to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle due to his mom having a baby. He is nervous about going because he thinks his uncle looks scary and because he will spend his birthday there. He does not think it will be as great as when he is at home. When he arrives in New York he is greeted by his aunt. She makes his whole trip wonderful and he does not feel so scared about being there. His Uncle Romie is always working in his studio making paintings so they do not see much of him. His aunt takes him to different places and shows him Harlem and he loves everything about it. The aunt has to go out of town for a funeral and the boy is left with his Uncle Romie and get sad because he thinks his birthday will be ruined. He goes into his uncle's studio one day to look at his work. He sees a picture and ask his uncle about him. He tells him that it is his version of Carolina (Home) and how he remembers it. Uncle Romie makes the boy's birthday special and he feels so much better about getting to spend time with him. When he returns home he paints Uncle Romie a picture and uses things that remind him of his visit to New York.
This book can be used to help students understand that visiting new places can be fun. Sometimes visiting family and going to new places can be scary. This book helps them see that new things are good.
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