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Children's Fiction Alternative Family

Mom and Mum are Getting Married!

by (author) Ken Setterington

illustrated by Alice Priestley

Publisher
Second Story Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2004
Category
Alternative Family, LGBT
Recommended Age
5 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
Recommended Reading age
6 to 8
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781896764849
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $14.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926920559
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Rosie is surprised to find her Mom dancing alone in the living room, but when Mom announces, “Your Mum and I are getting married!” they can’t wait to start planning the big day. Friends and family come together for a celebration of love.

About the authors

KEN SETTERINGTON is the author of Mom and Mum are Getting Married and Branded by the Pink Triangle, winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Holocaust Literature and a Stonewall Honor from the American Library Association. He is the former Children and Youth Advocate for the Toronto Public Library and received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada in 2017 for his work bringing children and literature together. He lives with his partner in Toronto.

Ken Setterington's profile page

Alice Priestley has illustrated numerous books including five other children’s stories. Out on the Ice in the Middle of the Bay was shortlisted for a Mr. Christie Book Award and the Amelia Frances Gibbon Award. Her other books include Winning the Girl of the Sea, The Watcher, Clouds on the Mountain and Someone’s Reading This Book. She lives in Toronto with her husband and children.

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Editorial Reviews

It’s a welcome reflection of reality for children who are growing up in lesbian or gay-parented families.

Worth the Trip website

Second Story Press Celebrates Gay Marriage in California With Their Classic Picture Book ‘Mom and Mum are Getting Married!

Lifestyletom.com

It gives parents and educators the chance to teach children about tolerance, acceptance and love.

Telegram (St. John's, Nfld)

The story is complemented by bright, cheerful illustrations that will no doubt appeal to young children.

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Writing the story from the point of a view of a child with two mothers helps to protect the book from an overly didactic ring.

CM Magazine

This book is a simple yet powerful treatment of the socially contentious issue, same-sex marriage.

Professionally Speaking (Ontario College of Teachers)

This book easily introduces the topic of same-sex marriage in an age-appropriate manner.

Mothering Magazine

Highlighting a different kind of family, the book is a celebration of love and family in a changing world.

New Brunswick Reader

Librarian Reviews

Mom and Mum Are Getting Married

Rosie is surprised to find her Mom dancing alone in the living room, but when Mom announces, “Your Mum and I are getting married!” they can’t wait to start planning the big day. Friends and family come together for a celebration of love.

When teaching about diverse families, this picture book is an important story about single sex relationships. This book supports Health curriculum and helps students to gain understanding of Healthy Relationships, as well as to be respectful of differences. It can also be to serve as an entry point into anti-discrimination education.

Also available: Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Setterington

Author available for school visits.

Source: Association of Canadian Publishers. Top Grade Selection 2016.

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