What are Parents?
Illustrator
Randy Jennings
Publisher
Story Tyme Pub
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780975369906
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Playfully rhyming words and beautifully illustrated pictures lead a child through a journey to discovering diversity while learning to accept their unique family.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Adoption; Gay/Lesbian; adopted baby; adoptive parents; lesbian; lesbian mothers; lesbian adults; same-sex parents
Main Character
female baby
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Keywords
parents; infants; babies; stories in rhyme; nurse; hospital; growing up
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Fox-Lee, Kyme and Fox-Lee, Susan, "What are Parents?" (2004). Diverse Families. 430.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/430