Willow and the Wedding
Illustrator
Cyd Moore
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781585369669
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Bullied as a gay teenager, especially while performing in a high school musical, Uncle Ash, who is marrying his boyfriend, refuses to dance at his wedding, but flower girl Willow is determined to change her favorite uncle's mind.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
550L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; gay uncle
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay
Keywords
bullying; dancing; flower girls; weddings
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Brennan-Nelson, Denise, "Willow and the Wedding" (2017). Diverse Families. 2070.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2070