Gigi and Ojiji
by Melissa Iwai
31 Total Resources 7 Awards 7 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Beginning / Early Reader
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 500L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Girls
- Japanese Americans
- Racially mixed people
- Japanese Americans--Fiction
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- Japanese Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Girls--Juvenile fiction
- Grandfathers
- Racially mixed people--Juvenile fiction
- Grandparent and child--Fiction
- Grandparent and child
- Gigi (Fictitious character from Iwai)--Juvenile fiction
- Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Grandpa and Me
- Between Two Worlds: AAPI Heritage
- Grandparents: Asian Pacific American
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Melissa Iwai about Gigi and Ojiji
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Iwai
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks

Story Time: Coloring Sheet from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Book Readings 1

Complete Video Reading narrated by Melissa Iwai
Created by HarperKids
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 7

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
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