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In Our Mothers' House

Name: In Our Mothers' House
ISBN: 9780399250767

Patricia Polacco

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 30, 2009

Reading lane: Adoption Stories

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Why This Clicks

Love at Home

A cozy family portrait finds love in ordinary rituals and in refusing narrow ideas of family.

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Shared dinners, laughter, dancing, and play
A warm celebration of families that make their own rules

Expect

A story about two mothers and their children
A reassuring reminder that different does not mean wrong

Book Details

Authors: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: April 30, 2009
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Adoption Stories · Alternative Families
Reading lane: Adoption Stories

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Adoption Stories
Alternative Family Stories
LGBTQ+ / General

About This Book

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A heartwarming story of family, love, and celebrating what makes us special, from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker . Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their cozy home, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, they dance and play together. But one family doesn't accept them. Maybe because they think they are different: How can a family have two moms and no dad? But Marmee and Meema's house is full of love. And they teach their children that different doesn't mean wrong. No matter how many moms or dads they have, they are everything a family is meant to be. Celebrated author-illustrator Patricia Polacco inspires young readers with this message of a wonderful family living by its own rules, held together by a very special love.