Molly's Family

The lesson to take away from this book is how both adults and children need to learn to treat adults and children who have a different home life than their own. This is so important not only for families but for classrooms!

This book is a book that addresses sexuality to kids. It teaches them that all people are created equal, and it does not matter what type of family you have.

How many people would say that they are culturally aware of others? Would they classify homosexuality as being a diverse family lifestyle? Many children have two moms or dads, and other children do not understand because they do not have two moms or dads, they have one of each. Children, at young

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ages, usually are close minded because they are in a stage where if they do not see it, it does not exist. If we, as parents, help educate our children on different types of cultures or lifestyles, children in many areas (schools or communities) will be more accepting of other families and people that are different than they are. Ignorance is what (I think) makes other people tease and bully others because they simply do not understand a certain difference another person expresses. Help educate your children on acknowledging that homosexuality is real in our society, and educate them on understanding that it is okay to have two moms or dads by reading to them "Molly's Family.".

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I am on the fence about this book. On one hand, I love that it introduces the idea that it teaches children that there are all kinds of families. I think this is important for young children to learn. However, I found the illustrations dated and uninteresting. This is important, because one of the

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ways to engage young children is through illustration. When the illustrations are not interesting, children won't read the book.

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Molly's classmates don't believe her when she tells them that she has two mothers. They say that you can't have two mommies, you have to have a mommy and a daddy. It makes Molly upset, but when the classroom families come together for open house, everyone sees that not everyone has the same family-

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there are many different families that are quite alright to have and make each family special.

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"Molly's Family" is a book about a kindergarten class preparing for family night. Chores are assigned to help prepare the classroom. Molly draws a picture of her family for display. She has two mothers and it creates a stir among her fellow classmates. While many students claim that families only

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have a mom and dad, it then begins a discussion. Molly talks to her moms about family, and there is a class-wide discussion over how no two family is the same. This depicts the main theme, that there are many different kinds of family.

I am on the fence about the book. I think the book breeches an important discussion, but falls a bit short. I feel like the dialogue is forced at times. I also feel that the illustrations seem a bit underdeveloped for the story. The colors and styles of the pictures are simple and almost dated. It is an important discussion for children to learn that no two families are alike. While some may have the same number or types of family the dynamic will be different. The message of the book is important, but I feel like this book has fell short.

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molly has open house night at her school. she decides to draw a picture of her family to display at open house night, she draws her mommy, mama lu, and Sam her puppy. her classmates wonder where her father is. the teacher has them discuss who is apart of their families. molly has two mothers.

As the class prepares for Open House Night at their school, everyone draws a picture of their family. Molly draws a picture of her, her two mothers, and her puppy. Other classmates tell Molly that she cannot have two mothers; that is not how a family should look. After reinsurance from her mothers

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and teacher, Molly realizes that you do not have to have mother and a father to have a family. By the time Open House Night arrives, Molly regains confidence and hangs up the picture of her family with pride.

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A little girl is embarrassed to share the picture she drew of her family because a classmate told her families can't have two moms. Speaking through the teacher, farmer takes this challenge head on. If you have two moms, than it is possible. All kinds of families exist that don't quite fit the

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mold, from single to same-sex parents.

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This story is about a family that consists of two moms. Molly is made fun of by a boy named Tommy because he says that you cannot have two moms. Molly realizes that both of her moms love her and that is all that matters! I feel that this book is a necessity for children to hear because it touches

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on a topic that many children may not be used to. It is important to address diverse families and this book does just that!

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This book and all its entirety is an excellent book that deals with the issue of same sex families. You are driven into the mind of a young girl who has unending love for her two mothers. Open School Night is an important event in which families of all kinds come to see what their children have

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learned. Molly has been told by her classmates that no one is able to have two Mom's. When her teacher and her mothers explain to her that some people do not understand the concept of having two mothers, she is reassured and ready to show off her mothers. This book is a heartfelt story that should be read to children of all ages. I would read this book to a group of first graders because I feel as though they will understand more in depth the idea of having two mothers in their family.

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When her kindergarden teacher asked the class to draw their family, Molly drew Mommy, Mama Lu and her puppy Sam. Her classmate Tommy thought it wasn't a proper family because there's no daddy. Molly and her kindergarden class learned that there are lots of different kind of families. I think it's

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important to teach kids at a young age about the different kind of families. That will help them avoid discriminating one kind of family over the other in the future.

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Anyone can read a book about a normal family of a mother, father, and children. In today's society there are many different styles of families. This book teaches children of a family with two mothers who love their child immensely. When a young girl draws a picture of her family for family day, she

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gets criticized because she cannot have two moms according to her classmates. However by the end, they understand how all families differ after the teacher explains what a family is to the class. I liked this book because it resembles what is outside of the normal family and how not every family is the same. Just like people; families come in many varieties.

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This book is about a child named Molly who happens to have two mothers. Molly has to draw a picture of her family for open night and her classmates are a little confuse on why she doesn't have a father. This would be a great book to read to students to help them understand the diversity of families

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and help the students be more open-minded to this.

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This book explains that many children have different family situations but no matter what, they are all important. This book specifically talks about a little girl who has two moms

Molly is a young girl with a mommy and a mama. While getting ready for a family day at school, her classmates make fun of her for thinking that she can have two moms. Even her teacher questions it. Molly's moms explain to her that they had so much love that they wanted a baby. Molly's teacher

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explains to the class that there are many different types of families and all families are welcome at their get together. This book's story line talks about a subject that a lot of classrooms do not even talk about. The illustrations are subtle which draws less attention to the pictures and more attention to the meaning. In a classroom I find it important to talk about family and the many different families that there are. Take a couple days and dedicate time in those days to talk about family. Have students draw their families and talk about them. Read this book, along with other books that touch on family differences.

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I will basically read anything by Nancy Garden -- Annie on My Mind was my first LGBTQA book -- and I always love her stuff. This was no exception! Molly is upset before Open School Night because the kids in her classroom tell her she can't have both a Mommy and a Mama when she draws a picture of

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her family. Molly's mothers explain to her that there are all kinds of families and, reassured by that, Molly takes her family portrait back to school to proudly hang it up next to the other kids' pictures.

This is a good, solid story that explains that it's okay to have two mommies, and that it's love that makes a family, no matter who is in it.

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I will basically read anything by Nancy Garden -- Annie on My Mind was my first LGBTQA book -- and I always love her stuff. This was no exception! Molly is upset before Open School Night because the kids in her classroom tell her she can't have both a Mommy and a Mama when she draws a picture of

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her family. Molly's mothers explain to her that there are all kinds of families and, reassured by that, Molly takes her family portrait back to school to proudly hang it up next to the other kids' pictures.

This is a good, solid story that explains that it's okay to have two mommies, and that it's love that makes a family, no matter who is in it.

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I will basically read anything by Nancy Garden -- Annie on My Mind was my first LGBTQA book -- and I always love her stuff. This was no exception! Molly is upset before Open School Night because the kids in her classroom tell her she can't have both a Mommy and a Mama when she draws a picture of

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her family. Molly's mothers explain to her that there are all kinds of families and, reassured by that, Molly takes her family portrait back to school to proudly hang it up next to the other kids' pictures.

This is a good, solid story that explains that it's okay to have two mommies, and that it's love that makes a family, no matter who is in it.

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