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Family Is Family by Melissa Marr

Family Is Family

Melissa Marr

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · March 5, 2024

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring Family Is Family.

Bird StoriesLGBTQ+ StoriesAlternative Family Storiesfamily
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Who it’s for
A warm, gently funny celebration of different families and feeling at home in your own.
Themes
Family diversity, Belonging, Only-child identity
Genres
Alternative Family Stories, LGBTQ+ Stories, Bird Stories

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About this book

Celebrate the many wonderful ways families are unique and chickens are adorable! On the way to school, Little Chick notices all the other kids are traveling with a mom or a dad, a big brother or a big sister. Little Chick doesn’t have a dad or siblings. He has two moms. His friend asks: Want to borrow a bear brother? No! Little Chick likes being an only chick.

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Although he’s fascinated to see that some families swim together and some fly, some have teeth and some have beaks, he’s happy to be a chicken—and to be right where he’s meant to be—with the family that loves him.

Room for Every Family

A warm, gently funny celebration of different families and feeling at home in your own.

Come here for

  • Adorable chickens and a reassuring take on family variety

Expect

  • A tender read about belonging, two moms, and being an only chick

Where it sits

Bird Stories81%
Alternative Family Stories47%
LGBTQ+ Stories47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Animal Stories
  • Alternative Family Stories
  • New Experiences
Authors
Melissa Marr
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
March 5, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Family diversity · Belonging · Only-child identity
Reading lane
Animal Stories