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Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Love Makes a Family
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'Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family... and that's love.

'A book for EVERY family by dazzling illustrator Sophie Beer. ' (Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Dial Books for Young Readers ,       2018 .
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      Extent: 24p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 24 December 2018.
      ISBN: 9780525554226
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Little Tiger Press ,       2021 .
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      Extent: 24p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 7 January 2021.
      ISBN: 9781838910679
Alternative title: Familias llenas de amor
Language: Spanish
    • Madrid,
      c
      Spain,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Edelvives ,       2021 .
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      Extent: 22p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 October 2021.
      ISBN: 9788414030578
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Works about this Work

Overcoming Bias in the Next Generation : 5 Unmissable Australian Queer Picture Books Helen Caple , Ping Tian , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 March 2022;
— Review of Who's Your Real Mum? Bernadette Green , 2020 single work picture book ; Wrestle! Charlotte Mars , Maya Newell , Gus Skattebol-James , 2019 single work picture book ; My Shadow is Pink Scott Stuart , 2020 single work picture book ; Love Makes a Family Sophie Beer , 2018 single work picture book ; Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship Jessica Walton , 2016 single work picture book

'Queer parents and their children rarely see families like theirs in books for early and pre-readers.' 
Out of Sight : The Censoring of Family Diversity in Picture Books Sarah Mokrzycki , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 57 2019; 'Family diversity has long been censored, silenced, and ignored in Australian picture books. Despite its long running representation in books for older readers, the concept of exploring family diversity at picture book level remains nothing short of radical. Of the little available, much comes in the form of issue-driven books and from specialist presses overseas, presenting a distinct gap in Australian children’s literature. The contentious history of diversity in children’s books creates added issues in the struggle for representation, and diverse stories (and diverse authors) face ongoing challenges. Furthermore, public outrage at the ‘shunning’ of nuclear families, as well as society’s distorted understanding of what constitutes diversity, present further complications in the advocating for family-diverse stories. This essay will examine what it means to be a family, the issues surrounding family diversity in picture books, and why such books deserve to be championed.'

 (Publication abstract)
Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity Sarah Mokrzycki , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 January 2019; ABC News [Online] , January 2019;

'The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.' (Introduction)
Why Are Australian Children's Books Suddenly so Political? Philippa Chandler , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 November 2018;
Overcoming Bias in the Next Generation : 5 Unmissable Australian Queer Picture Books Helen Caple , Ping Tian , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 March 2022;
— Review of Who's Your Real Mum? Bernadette Green , 2020 single work picture book ; Wrestle! Charlotte Mars , Maya Newell , Gus Skattebol-James , 2019 single work picture book ; My Shadow is Pink Scott Stuart , 2020 single work picture book ; Love Makes a Family Sophie Beer , 2018 single work picture book ; Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship Jessica Walton , 2016 single work picture book

'Queer parents and their children rarely see families like theirs in books for early and pre-readers.' 
Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity Sarah Mokrzycki , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 January 2019; ABC News [Online] , January 2019;

'The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.' (Introduction)
Why Are Australian Children's Books Suddenly so Political? Philippa Chandler , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 November 2018;
Out of Sight : The Censoring of Family Diversity in Picture Books Sarah Mokrzycki , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 57 2019; 'Family diversity has long been censored, silenced, and ignored in Australian picture books. Despite its long running representation in books for older readers, the concept of exploring family diversity at picture book level remains nothing short of radical. Of the little available, much comes in the form of issue-driven books and from specialist presses overseas, presenting a distinct gap in Australian children’s literature. The contentious history of diversity in children’s books creates added issues in the struggle for representation, and diverse stories (and diverse authors) face ongoing challenges. Furthermore, public outrage at the ‘shunning’ of nuclear families, as well as society’s distorted understanding of what constitutes diversity, present further complications in the advocating for family-diverse stories. This essay will examine what it means to be a family, the issues surrounding family diversity in picture books, and why such books deserve to be championed.'

 (Publication abstract)
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