Just US

Name: Just US
ISBN: 9781623544430

Molly Beth Griffin

Charlesbridge · Print & ebook · August 27, 2024

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Who it’s for: A warm holiday story about missing familiar traditions and making room for new ones.
Themes: Adapting holiday traditions, Disappointment and gratitude, Family togetherness
Genres: Christmas & Advent, LGBTQ+ Stories, Thanksgiving Stories

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How can it be the holidays if everyone isn't together? Relevant and relatable, Just Us will provide comfort and warm hearts at a time of the year when maybe it's needed most. A fantastic holiday read for ages 3-7 that is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the winter season. What happens when a storm prevents all the relatives from coming in for the holidays? No Grandma, no aunts, no uncles, no cousins. No fun!

The family will have to adapt their traditions to versions that can be done on a smaller scale--from a more manageable stew dinner, a hike in the snow, or a game of cards instead of rowdy charades. Navigating disappointment with mindfulness and gratitude, the family pieces together a holiday full of new traditions, while still acknowledging that it's okay to miss the old ones.

A Smaller Holiday

A warm holiday story about missing familiar traditions and making room for new ones.

Come here for

A child-friendly take on holiday disappointment
Small-scale traditions, from stew dinner to cards

Expect

Mindfulness and gratitude alongside missing loved ones
A family finding new ways to celebrate

Where it sits

LGBTQ+ Stories	65%
Christmas & Advent	49%
Thanksgiving Stories	47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Alternative Family Stories
Thanksgiving Stories
Big Feelings

Authors: Molly Beth Griffin
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: August 27, 2024
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Adapting holiday traditions · Disappointment and gratitude · Family togetherness
Reading lane: Alternative Family Stories