Families by Meredith Tax
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.
Meredith Tax is a writer and political activist whose work includes Double Bind: The Muslim Right, the Anglo-American Left, and Universal Human Rights; The Rising of the Women: Feminist Solidarity and Class Conflict, 1880-1917; two historical novels, Rivington Street and Union Square, and the children's picture book Families. She has also written political and literary articles for the Nation, Guardian, Village Voice, Dissent, openDemocracy, and other publications. 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781558611573 |
| ISBN 10 | 1558611576 |
| Title | Families |
| Author | Meredith Tax |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Feminist Press at The City University of New York |
| Year published | 2001-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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