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A Family Is a Family Is a Family
A Family Is a Family Is a Family | Sara O’Leary
27 posts | 9 read | 5 to read
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all. One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby in the family. As her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them — family of every shape, size and every kind of relation — the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special. A warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by award-winning author Sara O’Leary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng.
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I enjoyed reading this book because it is important for children to know however their family looks that is perfectly okay. I also like the style of the illustrations, the illustrator uses texture to convey the events of the story.

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Pickpick

This book is about how families can look different and that is okay. The illustrations in the book use value to represent how all families can be light and dark. The illustrator also uses space to show small or large families are.

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vonnie862
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Here's my #family: in laws on top, my immediate family on bottom

#DivineDecember
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful family ❀️ 1y
Eggs Great photos! Great family! 1y
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vonnie862
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Got to spend time with my mom and siblings. We also spent some time with my in laws but we did not have a chance to take pictures.
#familytime #WinterGames2021 #FestivePhotoChallenge #teamgamesleighers
@StayCurious

RaeLovesToRead Aww, lovely pictures! πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ„ 2y
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GatheringBooks
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#GratefulHarvest Day 10: So very very grateful to be with #Family during this time.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful family ❀️ 2y
Eggs Sweet photoπŸ’•πŸ’• 2y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Sweet while not overly cutesy story showing lots of different ways families are formed. Diversity and Inclusion for the win! #bbrc #A2Z:F

LibrarianRyan πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸ»β€οΈ 5y
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Erica5
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A couple reads for my new first grader about family diversity. Happy Pride Month! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‘¬πŸ‘­

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amb
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Meet my new reading buddy Pudgey!! He is a rescue from a hoarding situation and is the sweetest thing ever. His sister, Bug, does not yet know what to think of him.
I am so behind on my reviews and haven‘t been around much, but I have been reading up a storm!
#dogsoflitsy #pudgey #thebug

Erinreadsthebooks He's precious! So glad he found his way to you πŸ™πŸ»πŸ’œ 5y
JoScho I love this so much! Yay for rescues! ❀️❀️❀️ 5y
TheSpineView So cute!πŸ’œ 5y
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Lynnsoprano
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#gratitude30 Nothing gives me as much #comfort as being with family.

kspenmoll Wonderful photo! 5y
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RavenLovelyReads
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Happy Thanksgiving, Littens! I‘m grateful to know all of you, and all the love you‘ve shown me here on Litsy. Today‘s #gratitude30 prompt is family. I‘m blessed with a pretty amazing one πŸ™ƒ here‘s our latest #family photo.

Dragon Happy Thanksgiving! πŸ¦ƒπŸ₯§πŸπŸ§‘ 5y
readordierachel 🧑 5y
BooknerdsLife A very late Happy Thanksgiving to you πŸ˜„πŸ’–πŸ¦ƒ 5y
RavenLovelyReads @erzascarletbookgasm, @Dragon, @readordierachel , @BooknerdsLife Ladies-I‘m so sorry for the delayed response! Thank you so much and hope your Thanksgiving was calorie free! 😘 5y
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Eggs
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#friyayintro @howjessreads
I don't often do selfies, so I included recent snapshots/collages with my grands πŸ’— Their ages are 19, 13, 4, and 19 mos. They are my 'raison d'etre'!
#memories #fallintoreading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

vkois88 So sweet!!! Those curls 😍😍😍 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks πŸ˜˜πŸ’—πŸ˜˜πŸ’—πŸ˜˜πŸ’— 5y
Eggs @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you 😘😘 5y
gradcat Lovely grands & grandmother! 5y
Eggs Thank you 😍😍 @gradcat 5y
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kspenmoll
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#FallintoReading #November #Family #SundayBrunch #Sibs
The weekend before Halloween 3 sibs & me celebrated being together with a brunch & a 4 mile walk. ❀️❀️❀️❀️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww I love this!!! 🧑🧑🧑 5y
LeahBergen ❀️❀️ 5y
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Eyelit That sounds awesome! 5y
kspenmoll @Eyelit It was! 5y
vkois88 So fun! 5y
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Eggs
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#πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ #readingresolutions @Jess7

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This is such a cute way to show kids that there are many ways to be a family and as long as you love each other all of those ways are right. The illustrations are cute and the story is fun but heartfelt. Definitely recommended!

Cathythoughts What a good idea of a book 6y
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thereadingowlvina
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My aunt dropped by for a visit and got me this! She said it reminds her of me - books! So thoughtful of her β˜ΊπŸ’•

#familylove

GripLitGrl πŸ’žπŸ’ž 6y
WorldsOkayestStepMom I love Willow Tree angels! I have a small collection of them, and this is one of them. πŸ’– 6y
thereadingowlvina @WorldsOkayestStepMom Sweet! This is the first time I heard of Willow Tree Angels 😁 I'm really bad when it comes to stuff like this πŸ™„ 6y
thereadingowlvina @GripLitGrl πŸ˜ŠπŸ’– 6y
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Blaire
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These three plus our dog are #myhappiness. And of course, a good book, a mug of hot tea or coffee, and a cozy blanket. It really is the everyday things.

And today my happiness is also seeing so many young people out marching!!! #marchforourlives

#marchintooz.

youneverarrived Gorgeous photo πŸ’› 6y
Cinfhen Echoing at @youneverarrived stunning photoπŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•and yes to the power of the future ✊🏾 6y
merelybookish Love those happy feet! πŸ’™ 6y
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batsy Beautiful picture! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm This is a great photo!πŸ’™ 6y
Blaire @youneverarrived @Cinfhen @merelybookish @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm thank you all so much! everyone was so happy to be out of the car and on the sand - glad I was able to catch the joy! 6y
Suet624 Love this photo! 6y
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Kshakal
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I don‘t know what I would without the love and support of my family. #blessed #family #noteworthynovember @Jess7

Tamra Sweet photo - so happy! 6y
Bks4Wrms Pretty dress! 6y
Cinfhen Aww, truth 6y
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BethM Beautiful! 6y
LauraBrook You look gorgeous! 6y
Kshakal @BethM @LauraBrook thanks!! This picture was taken at my best friends wedding! 6y
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WarpedSweetness
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1) This is all the family I have. My kids and my fiancee make me so happy.
2) Right -- when I was a kid I used to get upset that I wasn't left-handed.
3) Zombies, Post-Its, videogames, LGBT+ rights, abortion rights
4) Sausage and biscuits smothered in country gravy
5) I can't settle are just one thing. There are so many.
#HumpDayPost @MinDea

[DELETED] 3803335244 Super Cute family! 7y
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Lynnsoprano
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What a great day for #family as a photo challenge! Finally, we are going to have the family all together with both grandkids. Picture is from a couple of years ago, hubby, @Ambrosnazzy and her brother doing what we love to do. Be prepared for baby/toddler pictures laterπŸ˜„ #jubilantJuly

monkeygirlsmama Nice πŸ‘ 7y
Laura317 Y'all are a regular Partridge Family band! 7y
Libby1 @Ambrosnazzy is your daughter?!? How cool! Can I join your family? 😁 7y
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Lynnsoprano @Libby1 Yes, she's the one who introduced me to Litsy and is responsible for my addiction πŸ˜‚ Her dad and I take credit for her love of reading. And sure! The more, the merrier. And both our kids and their spouses are voracious readers. 7y
Lynnsoprano @Laura317 πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Actually, @ambrosnazzy is better on the piano than I am. The girl is multi-talented. 7y
Alisnazzy @Lynnsoprano aww shucks. I get it from my mama! 7y
LeahBergen Great photo!! 7y
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Suet624
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Yesterday was my birthday and three out of four of my children were in town - two of them in from California. Even the ex-husband got in on the festivities. A special part of my day involved opening a box filled with books from @saresmoore. She has a knack for gift giving and I'm eternally grateful for her kindness. On to another year of great reading and sharing with Litsy friends.

LauraBrook Happy birthday! Sounds like a lovely day for you and your family. (And having been on the receiving end of one of @saresmoore gifts, I know how awesome that is!) 7y
julesG Happy Birthday! Sounds like the perfect day. 7y
Suet624 @LauraBrook Thanks. It was. And that Sara! A love bug. 7y
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Suet624 @julesG it really was. 7y
Birdsong28 Happy birthday for yesterday! Hope you had good day and got lots of lovely booksπŸ“–πŸ“š 7y
TrishB Sounds fab πŸ’œ 7y
My_novel_obsession Happy Birthday! It was my youngest daughter's birthday yesterday too! Its wonderful you got to spend it with most of your family! πŸ€—πŸ’ 7y
saresmoore β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ 7y
Suet624 @Birdsong28 thanks so much. Amazing books. Just what I wanted and more. 😁 7y
Suet624 @Anovelobsession it's a good day for a birthday. 😁 7y
Suet624 @saresmoore I hope you don't mind me plastering your name on my Litsy feed. 7y
AmyG Happy Birthday! What a lovely family. ❀️ 7y
KVanRead Belated Happy Birthday!πŸŽˆπŸŽ‚πŸŽ And happy reading! 7y
Redwritinghood πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚ 7y
tracyrowanreads Happy belated birthday. Even your pup looks happy! 7y
Megabooks πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ˜Ž 7y
saresmoore Not at all! I'm practically famous, so I'm used to it. 😜 7y
Suet624 @saresmoore 😻 agreed. 7y
DebinHawaii Happy Birthday! It looks like it was a fabulous day! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽˆ 7y
Jas16 Happy Belated Birthday! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸŽˆ 7y
ReadingEnvy Lovely! πŸ‘‘ 7y
rachellayown Happy birthday! 7y
Cortg Lucky you! Happy Birthday 😘 7y
Suet624 @Cortg thanks so much. Today I feel very fortunate. 😁 7y
minkyb Great photo for a wonderful occasion! 7y
Suet624 Thanks @minkyb! 7y
Smangela Happy belated birthday! Great picture :) :) 7y
LeahBergen Aww! What a beautiful family. Happy Birthday! 😘😘 7y
batsy Happy birthday! Lovely family πŸ’• 7y
Izai.Amorim Happy birthday! πŸ₯‚ 7y
Suet624 @Izai.Amorim @batsy @LeahBergen @Smangela Thanks so much. I have to say that aging has its benefits πŸ˜‚ 7y
ValerieAndBooks Happy belated birthday πŸŽ‚πŸ’•πŸ“š!! 7y
Suet624 @ValerieAndBooks thanks so much!!! 7y
Lmstraubie Happy belated birthday! It sounds like it was a beautiful day! πŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸ’– 7y
Suet624 @Lmstraubie thanks. It was ra great day and so beautiful! 7y
DivineDiana Best wishes for a fabulous year! πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ“šπŸŽ‚ 7y
Suet624 @DivineDiana Thank you so much! And the same to you. 7y
GoneFishing @Suet624 happy belated birthday! 7y
kspenmoll Sorry to have missed your posts! Very belated happy birthday- sounds perfect! 7y
Suet624 @jdtchicago thanks so much. Hope all is well with you. πŸ˜€ 7y
Suet624 @kspenmoll thanks so much. 🌹 7y
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Lizpixie
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Tonight's #WTForecast Have the developers been at my family gatherings?

Cinfhen Hilarious πŸ˜‚ 7y
Kalalalatja Ha! πŸ˜‚ 7y
JoeStalksBeck Yours and mine both! 7y
Dragon 😹 7y
JacqMac πŸ˜‚so true. 7y
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ashsbookmarks
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Day 36: Spent all of last night and most of today with my family! I love it and I love them even more 😍
#EnjoyTheLittleThings
#ashsbookmarks #the100dayproject #bookmark #craft

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WanderingBookaneer
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When a teacher asked her students to describe why their family is special each described their own unique family.

Graciouswarriorprincess πŸ’•β€ 7y
Suet624 Oh, that made me tear up. 7y
Lmstraubie This is beautiful β˜„ 7y
readinginthedark 😭❀️ 7y
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Jennick2004 Love it!!! 7y
Emory ❀ 7y
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