We Are Family

Authors

Patricia Hegarty

Illustrator

Ryan Wheatcroft

Publisher

Catepillar Books

Publication Year

2017

ISBN

9781680100549

Pages

32 pages

Genre

realism

Format

picture book

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Explore the differences and similarities of eight families in this gentle, rhyming picture book.

Grade Level

K-3; 3-5

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Adoption; Single parent; Kinship care; Multicultural; Gay/Lesbian; Physical disability; adoptive parents; adopted child; single mother; grandparents raising grandchild; multicultural family; gay; gay father; gay parent; lesbian; lesbian parent; same-sex relationship; wheelchair user

Race/Ethnicities

multiple

Family Formation

multiple

LGBTQ+

gay males; lesbian females

Keywords

sick; activities; fun; together; happy; sad; support; meal times

Diversity Impact

direct

STARS Citation

Hegarty, Patricia, "We Are Family" (2017). Diverse Families. 1930.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1930