Title
Little Chick and Mommy Cat
Illustrator
Nora Hilb
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9788415241966
Pages
32 pages
Genre
animal realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A tale that explores themes of diversity, adoption, and alternative family life follows a little chick who shares a happy relationship with his loving mother, a cat with soft fur, tickling whiskers, and a long beautiful tail.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD850L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Single parent; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive mother; interracial/transracial adoption; single mother; interracial family
Main Character
male chicken
Race/Ethnicities
Cats / Chickens
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2012
Keywords
chickens; identity; cats; unique; egg; cat behavior; chicken behavior
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Zafrilla, Marta, "Little Chick and Mommy Cat" (2012). Diverse Families. 155.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/155