by Cynthia Rylant (Author), Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars.
When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.
Author Biography
Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than one hundred books for young people, including beloved series Henry and Mudge, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Oregon.
Stephen Gammell is the beloved illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, which received the Caldecott Medal, and two Caldecott Honor Books:
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant,
Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker, and
The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate Our School by Judy Sierra. Mr. Gammell lives with his wife, Linda, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.13 x 10.38 x 9.22 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 31, 1993
Award: Caldecott Medal (1986)
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award (1987)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Relatives Came
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
