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Families Paperback – October 1, 1996

by Meredith Tax (Author), Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)

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Realities such as divorce, stepfamilies, adoption, single parenting, and gay and lesbian parenting are explored through the curious, affectionate, and nonjudgemental eyes of six-year-old Angie as she introduces readers to her multicultural groups of friends, who are loved and cared for within many different types of families.

Meredith Tax's funny, engaging text reveals what families have in common while encouraging an acceptance of difference. Marilyn Hafner's appealing illustrations convey the warmth and individuality of the characters. In the end, the book's message is a simple and heart-felt one: as Angie says, "Families are who you live with and who you love."

As one of the earliest books on "nontraditional" families, Families has been revered by a generation of parents, teachers, and children, and also attacked by censors. It remains a simple testament to the importance of acceptance, respect, and love.

Reading age

4 - 8 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Grade level

1 - 3
Dimensions

8.7 x 0.1 x 9 inches
Publisher

The Feminist Press at CUNY
Publication date

October 1, 1996
ISBN-10

1558611576
ISBN-13

978-1558611573
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Six-year-old Angie explores the dizzying number of possible relationships created by marriages, divorces, adoptions and single parenting. "Tax can help kids to understand their own situations and the various home lives of other boys and girls," said PW. This new edition adds full-color watercolors to Hafner's "delightful" drawings. Ages 4-8.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Feminist Press at CUNY (October 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558611576
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558611573
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.7 x 0.1 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,527,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,286 in Sociology of Marriage & Family (Books)
- #20,784 in Parenting (Books)
- #48,265 in Children's Family Life Books (Books)

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Marylin Hafner
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The late Marylin Hafner illustrated many popular books during her lifetime, including "Hanukkah!" by Roni Schotter; "It's Halloween" and "It's Christmas" by Jack Prelutsky; "Germs Make Me Sick!" by Melvin Berger; and "A Carnival of Animals" by Sid Fleischman. The mother of two daughters, she graduated from Pratt Institute and made her home in Massachusetts.
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Meredith Tax is a writer and political activist. Author, most recently, of A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State, she was founding president of Women’s WORLD, a global free speech network of feminist writers, and cofounder of the PEN American Center’s Women’s Committee and the International PEN Women Writers’ Committee. She is currently board chair of the Centre for Secular Space and lives in New York. For more information, visit www.meredithtax.org.
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cara

Definite Pros But Legit Cons Too

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 23, 2018

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The book is pretty good at showing a variety of families. My 3 year old son really enjoyed it and asked me to read it to his class (we are a single parent family and he gets a lot of questions and comments, even though we are very upfront about it). That said, there are some pretty clear stereotypes that could have been avoided, and the kid living with her mom and “godmother?” Ummmmm...come on. I read it to my kid as two moms. Also, my book came used!!! There was another random used book thrown in the package too. Weird. BUT...so few books address family structure. Kudos for doing so.

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Cassandra L. Bates

Stereotypes in a Book that Should Have None

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2001

Angie, the narrator, introduces the reader to the many different family structures in an attempt to show that when it comes to families size doesn't matter as much as love. The message that it doesn't matter where a family lives or how big it is but how much they love each other that matters most is somewhat lost in this book behind many clear-cut stereotypes that should have been avoided in a book discussing the variety of family structures existing in our society today. While the narrator is quick to gain appreciation from readers by overcoming the stereotype that step-siblings have trouble getting along and saying, "He's my half brother. We have the same father but not the same mother so he's only a half, but he's just as good as a whole" she later begins to reinforce several stereotypes. The fact that her Spanish friend Marisol does not live with her dad is overshadowed by the stereotypical large Spanish family she does live with, containing Mom, Grandma, Grandpa, brothers, a sister, and an aunt. The high quality discussion about families with adopted children is forgotten when the narrator introduces us to Susie who lives with a mother and godmother but doesn't have a dad. While a brief discussion about non-traditional families could have been appropriately discussed here I am fearful that many children will have difficulty grasping this concept.

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Just to even the stars out...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2012

Thsi review is 5 stars to even out the nut job that ranted about communists and censorship and gave the book 1 star. Sigh.

The book has merit and has a place on the shelves of anyone in a blended family. :)

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Attacked by censors...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2008

This book has been "attacked by censors"?! I read that ALA lie all the time. yet, nobody has been able to point out a single book that has been CENSORED or BANNED (another ALA con word!) in the US. Yet, books are banned and censored in communist countries daily and no word from librarians, teachers, book critics nor ALA. How interesting... So much for "censorship"!

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