Flying Free
Illustrator
Jana Richards
Publisher
BookSurge
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781594579721
Pages
34 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Narrated by a firefly captured by a five-year-old girl named Violet, who plans to use the firefly as her nightlight. Violet's mommies, Mommy Blue and Mama Red, go along with the idea, but the firefly refuses to live in a glass jar. After several attempts, the firefly devises the ultimate escape plan.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; same-sex parents; children of gay parents; lesbian; lesbian parents
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Awards
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
insects; family life; firefly; nightlight; escape; glass jar
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Gregg, Jennifer C., "Flying Free" (2004). Diverse Families. 246.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/246