Going to Fair Day
Illustrator
Chris Bray-Cotton
Publisher
Vicki Harding
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780958129015
Pages
12 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Going to Fair Day is book 2 in the Learn to Include series and is about visiting Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day, from the perspective of a young girl. She goes with her mums and meets a friend who has two dads. Once again featuring Chris Bray-Cotton's gorgeous illustrations this reader is fun and colourful and perfect for beginner readers, or for reading to anyone under 8.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; same-sex parents; children of gay parents; lesbian; lesbian mothers; lesbian adults; gay; gay fathers; gay adults
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
gay males; lesbian females
Keywords
fair; Mardi Gras; friendship
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Harding, Brenna and Harding, Vicki, "Going to Fair Day" (2002). Diverse Families. 395.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/395