A First Look At: Same-Sex Parents: This is My Family

A beautifully illustrated picture book that introduces children to families that have parents of the same-sex parenting and shows that all parents love, care and support their children in the same way

About the author

Pat Thomas is a trained psychotherapist, trainee Naturopath, journalist and mother. After working as a journalist and broadcaster in the USA, she now works in the field of women's health and child development and writes for publications such as The Guardian Company Magazine and Practical Parenting as well as contributing editor to Natural Parent Magazine. Her book 'MY Bees: My Family's Changing' was the winner of The English 4-11 Awards.

Summary

This reassuring picture book introduces children to same-sex parenting. It shows that all parents love, care and support their children in the same way. Young children learn to respect people's differences and treat all types of families fairly and without discrimination.

The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picturebooks that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues.

Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class.

Suitable for Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), occasional prompts throughout the text give a chance to discuss the issue being raised.

Written by trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children's book artist, this is a part of an acclaimed and successful, long-running series of picture-book non-fiction books for Early Years. Books in the series give advice and promote interaction between children, parents and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.

Product details

• Authors: Lesley Harker, Pat Thomas
• Assisted by: Lesley Harker (Illustration), Harker Lesley (Illustration)
• Publisher: Wayland
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.02.2022
• EAN: 9781526317766
• ISBN: 978-1-5263-1776-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 206 mm x 6 mm
• Series: A First Look At
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Children’s picture books, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Interest age: from c 5 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For primary education, Picture books, Educational: Citizenship & social education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / LGBTQ+