# Boats for Papa

**Author:** Jessixa Bagley
**Grade range:** Grades K–5
**First published:** 2015
**Page count:** 40
**Genre:** Children's
**ISBN-13:** `9781626724747`
**ISBN-10:** `1626724741`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/boats-for-papa
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Buckley and his Mama live in a cozy cabin by the ocean. He loves to carve boats out of the driftwood he finds on the beach nearby. He makes: big boats long boats short boats and tall boats, each one more beautiful than the last, and sends them out to sea. If they don't come back, he knows they've found their way to his papa, whom he misses very much. In this stunning debut, author/illustrator Jessixa Bagley explores the subtle and deep emotions associated with loss in a heartwarming tale that is sure to stay with the reader long after the book is closed. A Neal Porter Book

## Where this book is assigned

### Golden Kite Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2016 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2016 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2016 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2016 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2016 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2016 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)

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