Status
Available
Publication
Chronicle Books (2015), 36 pages
Library's review
At school, everyone is excited about the upcoming Mother’s Day celebration except for Stella. She is not sure what she will do since she has two dads and no mom.
Stella is easy to spot on the page with her curly red hair but also because she looks so worried. She is not sure what she is going to
Essential. (Picture book. 4-8)
-Kirkus Review
Stella is easy to spot on the page with her curly red hair but also because she looks so worried. She is not sure what she is going to
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do for the party. When her classmates ask her what is the matter and she tells them she has no mom to bring, they begin asking more questions. “Who packs your lunch like my mom does for me?” “Who reads you bedtime stories like my mothers do for me?” “Who kisses you when you are hurt?” Stella has Daddy and Papa and other relatives who do all of those things. As the students decorate and craft invitations, “Stella worked harder than everyone.” The day of the event arrives, and Stella shows up with her fathers, uncle, aunt, cousin, and Nonna. And it all turns out well. One student brings his two moms, and another child invites his grandmother since his mother is away. Debut picture-book author Schiffer creates a story featuring diverse modern families that children will recognize from their own direct experiences or from their classrooms or communities. She keeps the text closely focused on Stella’s feelings, and Clifton-Brown chooses finely detailed watercolors to illustrate Stella’s initial troubles and eventual happiness.Essential. (Picture book. 4-8)
-Kirkus Review
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Awards
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — Picture Books — 2016)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Primary — 2016)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Picture Books — 2015)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015
ISBN
1452111901 / 9781452111902
Other editions
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer (Hardcover)