{"product_id":"a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family","title":"A Family Is a Family Is a Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description When a teacher asks her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different, but the same in one important way ...When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways  but the same in the one way that matters most of all.One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby in the family.As her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them  family of every shape, size and every kind of relation  the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special.A warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by awardwinning author Sara OLeary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. Review Praise for author Sara Oleary, illustrator Qin Leng and A Family Is a Family Is a Family:USBBY s Outstanding International Books ListA Bank Street College of Education Best Children s Book of the Year  The broad diversity of family constellations is refreshing . . . Aplus fabulous.   Kirkus, starred review Leng s drawings of domestic life are, like O Leary s writing, winsome but never sentimental. Together they offer a straightforward, optimistic view of everyday modern life.   Publishers Weekly, starred review A sweet and tender tale that shows that families are composed of love regardless of how they may be configured.   School Library Journal, starred review[R]aucous and relatable.  LitHub Praise for Song for a Summer NightThe poetry is a soft and lovely lullaby . . . The delicate illustrations, fashioned with ink and brush and digitally colored in pastel tones, evoke the beauty of the quiet night with perfect charm.  School Library JournalThe atmosphere Heidbreder suggests with letters, Leng amplifies with soft colors, dreamy images, and blended backgrounds. Go ahead: get ready to snuggle in and share this summer lullaby tonight.  BookDragon Review Praise for author Sara Oleary, illustrator Qin Leng and A Family Is a Family Is a Family:USBBY s Outstanding International Books ListA Bank Street College of Education Best Children s Book of the Year  The broad diversity of family constellations is refreshing . . . Aplus fabulous.   Kirkus, starred review Leng s drawings of domestic life are, like O Leary s writing, winsome but never sentimental. Together they offer a straightforward, optimistic view of everyday modern life.   Publishers Weekly, starred review A sweet and tender tale that shows that families are composed of love regardless of how they may be configured.   School Library Journal, starred review[R]aucous and relatable.  LitHub Praise for Song for a Summer NightThe poetry is a soft and lovely lullaby . . . The delicate illustrations, fashioned with ink and brush and digitally colored in pastel tones, evoke the beauty of the quiet night with perfect charm.  School Library JournalThe atmosphere Heidbreder suggests with letters, Leng amplifies with soft colors, dreamy images, and blended back\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335715602677,"sku":"SONG1773068830","price":12.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/91Xeg8qddgL_4d94f473-003c-43c4-83c8-f72521dec0af.jpg?v=1763991905","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}