Title
Celebrating Families
Illustrator
Rosemarie Hausherr
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pages
32 pages
Publication Year
1997
ISBN
9780590489379
Genre
nonfiction
Topic
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Foster care; Divorce; Single parent; Homelessness; Multicultural; Homosexuality; foster family; divorced parents; single mother; homeless shelter; same sex parents
Annotation
Presents brief descriptions of many different kinds of families, both traditional and non-traditional.
Grade Level
PK-3
Family Formation
multiple
Main Character
none
Diversity Impact
direct
LGBTQ+
male/male; female/female
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Awards
50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Read, 2006 ; Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition ; 1999 The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection ; Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 1998, Honor Book, Picture Book ; White Ravens Award, 1998, Winner, United States
Keywords
families; family life; unique families
Item Type
Nonfiction
Format
picturebook
STARS Citation
Hausherr, Rosemarie, "Celebrating Families" (1997). DIVerse Families. 840.
http://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/840