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Publication
Groundwood Books (2016), 32 pages
Description
"When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all. One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One is full of stepsiblings, and another has a new baby"--Publisher.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
Cheerful, celebratory and perfectly voiced like a child. This would be perfect for read-alouds with preschool and older.
LibraryThing member ksmole1
This book could be used with any grade up to second for a shared reading. It starts with a teacher asking a question on what each student thought made their family special. Each student then goes into sharing why their families are special. This covers a ton of bases such as parents who have known
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each other since elementary school, having a lot of siblings, having two mothers, having two fathers, being raised by grandparents, having a foster parent, stepfamilies, adoption, and divorced families. It gets to the point that a family is a family no matter what. I think this book would be great for introducing a unit on families or for having students compare and contrast different family structures or even make a text to self connection and text to world connection on what students know about families and why they believe there's is special. Show Less
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Author Sara O'Leary and illustrator Qin Leng team up in this delightful Canadian picture-book, which explores all of the different kinds of families that exist. The narrator, participating in a class discussion of family, is afraid that their own might be considered weird, but after listening to
A sweet, happy, upbeat celebration of family, A Family Is a Family Is a Family has a little something for every child, and offers some gentle reassurance that while every family is different, they all have great value. I have enjoyed other books from both O'Leary (I Am Sadie) and Leng (Dear Baobab, The Better Tree Fort), so I was not surprised to find this one so charming. The narrative is simple but effective, while the artwork is immensely expressive. Together, they capture the simultaneously extraordinary and everyday nature of being in a family unit. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for titles that celebrate diverse families.
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the other pupils, realizes that families come in every size and configuration. Families with same-sex parents, adoptive and foster families, biracial families, families of color, families where the grandparent is the guardian, families where the parent is disabled - in the end, "a family is a family is a family..."A sweet, happy, upbeat celebration of family, A Family Is a Family Is a Family has a little something for every child, and offers some gentle reassurance that while every family is different, they all have great value. I have enjoyed other books from both O'Leary (I Am Sadie) and Leng (Dear Baobab, The Better Tree Fort), so I was not surprised to find this one so charming. The narrative is simple but effective, while the artwork is immensely expressive. Together, they capture the simultaneously extraordinary and everyday nature of being in a family unit. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for titles that celebrate diverse families.
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
Yes, good diversity. Some funny dialogue. (None of my children are imaginary)
Awards
Mitten Award (Honor — 2017)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2018)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Picture Books — 2016)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
10 inches
ISBN
1554987946 / 9781554987948