Release date: September 13, 2011 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years | Series: Freckleface Strawberry
Freckleface Strawberry and Windy Pants Patrick are as different as can be-but that doesn't stop them from being the best of friends. After all, they have a lot of important things in common, like having families and liking recess and loving books. But the rest of the kids don't see it that way. They think that girls and boys are just too different to be friends. So one day, Freckleface decides NOT to play with Windy Pants Patrick. And he decides not to play with her. And nothing really changes . . . or does it? She still eats lunch and plays and reads books-and so does he. So why don't those things feel fun anymore?
Witty, warmhearted, and brought to life with LeUyen Pham's gentle hilarity, Julianne Moore's latest book celebrates the importance of recognizing-and keeping-a true friend.
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A Look Inside Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever (Click on Images to Enlarge)
About the Author
JULIANNE MOORE is a four-time Academy Award-nominated actor as well as the New York Times bestselling author of two previous books about Freckleface Strawberry, who is also the subject of an off-Broadway musical.
LeUYEN PHAM graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, worked as an animator for Dreamworks, and is now the illustrator of numerous bestselling picture books, including the two previous Freckleface Strawberry books.
www.leuyenpham.com
Product Details
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; First Edition edition (September 13, 2011)
JULIANNE MOORE is a four-time Academy Award-nominated actor as well as the New York Times bestselling author of two previous books about Freckleface Strawberry, who is also the subject of an off-Broadway musical. Photograph by Peter Lindbergh.
I thought this was a really awesome and fun book with great illustrations. It's a great book for starting discussions with your kids about differences and how different people can still get along.
I have to disagree with one being forced to have a discussion they are not ready to have. My seven your old has this book and loves it. The first time we read it he didn't even notice the two moms. The second or third time he did notice but all I said to him is the same way he has a mom and dad they have a mom and a mom. The end. Not a big issue and if he did want to know more I would have happliy told him what he wanted to know. You don't need to go into big elabroate disscusions and or details. It's all about explaining things to children in an age appropiate level. Not to mention that my son goes to CATHOLIC school where THEY do look down on having "two moms" so he is aware of the fact that having same sex parents can be a negative thing.
THIS BOOK IS GREAT! NOT ONLY IS IT FUN IS ALSO TEACHES TOLERANCE IN ALL LEVELS. Religion, culture,sexuality and anything else people are quick to judge when they don't understand something. You are taught tolerance and respect not born with it.
I appreciated very much the matter-of-fact way in which the same-sex parents enter the world of Freckleface. We can only hope that in future having two moms or two dads will be as commonplace as 'Mom and Dad' and no one will think twice about needing to explain it.
It would have been easy to make it conventional. Bravo Ms. Moore for choosing not to.
