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Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2020

Very sweet story about the real childhood worries of having a family that doesn’t fit the ‘norm’. Stella Brings The Family is a wonderful way to introduce or affirm that families come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Love the diversity in this book!

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Chanta Baier

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2015

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Progressive story book and age appropriate!

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Mrsd271015

Great story to show how there is no normal family and love is important

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2021

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I bought this book for my nursery class along side others to explore different family set ups with our children. They all loved this book and it was nice that there were many different families represented. I would recommend this book for home and school use.

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Gracie

Get it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2018

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Worth buying to show that queer extended families are just as valid.

Nivedita Nair

Family comes in all shapes and sizes

Reviewed in India on June 5, 2021

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Family comes in all shapes and sizes. There is no fixed formula but one common ingredient in all families is LOVE.

Antonio Pueyo Gil

Es lo que esperaba

Reviewed in Spain on October 23, 2019

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Me ha resultado útil

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Lisa

A favorite in our family!

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019

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My 6-year-old and I both love this book! The story is fabulous, the dialogue is believable, and the characters are realistic. The illustrations are cheerful and fun, they enhance the story, and they depict a diverse group of children and adults. We started reading it when my kiddo was 4, and it's always been one of her favorites.

When Mrs. Abbott announces that they are going to have a special Mother's Day celebration in their class, and each child can invite a special guest, Stella is worried. She has two dads, but no special guest to bring to the Mother's Day celebration. Everyone else has a mother. Howie has two! One by one, the other kids ask Stella who does the things that their moms do - who tucks you in at night, who makes your lunch, etc. When it comes to "who kisses you when you get hurt", Stella responds, "Well, that's a long answer." She then lists all the people who give her hugs and kisses, and the other child says, "why not invite them all?" Stella's dads think that's a great idea, but Stella is still worried. Is it too many people? Will it be ok? She works harder than anyone on her invitation, because there are so many people to include. When the big day arrives, Stella is relieved to find that everything goes wonderfully. At the end of the celebration, Mrs. Abbott is worn out, and Stella reassures her that for Father's Day, she won't bring nearly as many people - just 2! Meanwhile, Howie is walking home with his moms and wondering who he will bring to the Father's Day celebration. :)

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Kody

What a wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

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This is the best book for teaching our children about all of the different kinds of families there are. I am a surrogate and it’s important for my child to know that we love everyone no matter how their family looks. This book explains it in a child like way that makes it easy to understand, while also having a great storyline as well.

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Joseph T. Adelantar

Great book for Mothers Day to teach diversity

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2019

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We originally received this book for our baby shower. With our 4.5 year old having 2 dads, it was important for us to talk to her preschool teachers about how they were going to handle Mother’s Day. This is a great book to read during this time. We gifted it to the teacher

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intrepid _librarian

Mother's Day celebration without mother

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2015

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Fun story that centers on Stella, a little girl in elementary school. Her teacher says "We're going to have a celebration for Mother's Day, and each of you can invite a special guest." But Stella has two dads and no mother, so she worries about who to invite. Her classmates can all invite their mothers and Howie even has two. But her friend Jonathan suggests that she invite all the people in the family who give her kisses when she is hurt. So Stella's invitation is for Papa, Daddy, Nonna, Aunt Gloria, Uncle Bruno, and Cousin Lucy who go with her to school on the big day.

Illustrations are very appealing for their colors, their child-like faces, and diverse children. A gentle story about problem-solving, where some of the characters just happen to be same-sex.

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