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In Our Mothers' House
By (Author) Patricia Polacco
Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
Penguin Putnam Inc
Philomel Books,U.S.
29th April 2025
1st April 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance a
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Paperback
48
Width 216mm, Height 279mm
369g
A heartwarming story of family, love, and celebrating what makes us special, from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker. 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. Now with questions at the back of the book to help guide readers through discussions about the ideas featured in the story, this kindness edition of In Our Mothers' House brings celebrated author-illustrator Patricia Polacco's work to a new audience of young readers who can be inspired by its messageof a wonderful family living by its own rules, held together by a very special love.
Patricia Polaccois the beloved New York Timesbestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, includingChicken Sunday,Pink and Say, andThank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia's best-known stories. You can visit Patricia Polacco at PatriciaPolacco.com