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Publication
The Feminist Press at CUNY (1996), 32 pages
Description
Describes different kinds of families.
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LibraryThing member tabieisig1
I like how the author extends the notion of families to animals , it shows that diversity is not only found in humans but in all of life. Angie’s friend Marisel is from Puerto Rico and she lives with her mother aunt , grandparents , brothers and one sister. Marisel’s family makes the readers
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aware of different cultural ideas of family. In European American culture individualism is valued and grandparents typically do not live with their family, each generation lives in separate places, whereas other cultures many generations live together in the same residence. The story goes on to include several other variations of the term family. The final character Susie does not have a father, when the child learn this fact about Susie in school two boys, Frederick and George, say that they want to be Susie’s father. The kids conclude that they can be like families too. I think this brings a positive message of cooperation and unity among classmates. The illustration in the last page includes all the families hugging each other and holding up hearts I thought this was an effective way of bringing together the central theme; we all have differences yet we are all essentially the same. This book was written thirty one years ago yet I still believe that the message is relevant in today’s society Show Less
LibraryThing member rschwed
This 1981 publication from the Feminist Press of the City University of New York is yet another "many different kinds of families" book, but it's groundbreaking inasmuch as it's one of the earliest "many family" books to portray a lesbian family. Interestingly, the lesbian family (illustrated on p.
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26) is not explicitly named as such; they are referred to as the mother and "godmother" with whom Susie lives, but it's clear from the iconography (two women with short hair), and the very transparent attempt to give the second woman another identity (nobody lives with their godmother!), that they are attempting to portray a lesbian couple raising a child. Show Less
LibraryThing member rjones34
Summary: "Families" is told from a young girl named Angie's perspective. In the story, she discusses different types of families and family dynamics. In the beginning, she describes her own family, where they live, and activities they do together. Then, she begins introducing and describes her
Review: The central message of the story, "Families," is the world is made up of all kinds of families, some may be big or small, but they are still a family because of how much they love each other. I believe this book did a good job of including a large variety of families. For example, the book talked about many types of families such as single-parent families, no children families, families that live other members like grandmothers and godmothers, and even animal families. I loved how the author extended the discussion to animal families because readers can learn how people and animals relate to one another. Additionally, I like how the book described the families. Instead of says who a person lived with, the author described the family dynamic through a child's eyes. For example, the book says "Douglas has two beds! One is at his mother's and the other is downstairs at his grandma's. He stays downstairs during the week because his mother works nights managing a bakery and his grandma brings him to school in the morning." The author introduced this family by saying the child has two beds instead of saying Douglass lives with both his mom and grandmother.
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friends, extended family members, and animals' families while discussing what makes their family unique and sometimes comparing them to her own family. Review: The central message of the story, "Families," is the world is made up of all kinds of families, some may be big or small, but they are still a family because of how much they love each other. I believe this book did a good job of including a large variety of families. For example, the book talked about many types of families such as single-parent families, no children families, families that live other members like grandmothers and godmothers, and even animal families. I loved how the author extended the discussion to animal families because readers can learn how people and animals relate to one another. Additionally, I like how the book described the families. Instead of says who a person lived with, the author described the family dynamic through a child's eyes. For example, the book says "Douglas has two beds! One is at his mother's and the other is downstairs at his grandma's. He stays downstairs during the week because his mother works nights managing a bakery and his grandma brings him to school in the morning." The author introduced this family by saying the child has two beds instead of saying Douglass lives with both his mom and grandmother.
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Awards
CCBC Choices (1981)
Original language
English
Physical description
9 inches
ISBN
1558611576 / 9781558611573