April Claxton Comes to Stonewall National Museum & Archives
June 11, 2011 1pm.
She will be reading from her childrens book,
This is fun. This is cool. This is most wonderfully awesome.
Authored by April Claxton
Illustrated by Diane Koziol Krueger
The time has come for this book to be written. There are families across the globe that no longer fit the "normal" stereotype of what a family is. This book teaches us that every family structure is "normal." We have step-mommies and step-daddies. We have no mommies and no daddies. We also have two mommies and two daddies. Some of us only have one mommy, daddy or grandparent to raise us. No matter what the structure of your family is, it is important to note that a family is a family as long as it comes from love. It is about the feelings we feel when we go to sleep so that we have better feelings when we awake. To the moon every family is tucked in Just The Same.
What people are saying:
"It will help any child of any age go to bed and wake up feeling
like they're loved."
Illustrated by Diane Koziol Krueger
The time has come for this book to be written. There are families across the globe that no longer fit the "normal" stereotype of what a family is. This book teaches us that every family structure is "normal." We have step-mommies and step-daddies. We have no mommies and no daddies. We also have two mommies and two daddies. Some of us only have one mommy, daddy or grandparent to raise us. No matter what the structure of your family is, it is important to note that a family is a family as long as it comes from love. It is about the feelings we feel when we go to sleep so that we have better feelings when we awake. To the moon every family is tucked in Just The Same.
What people are saying:
"It will help any child of any age go to bed and wake up feeling
like they're loved."
-Melody Beattie, journalist, screenwriter and best selling author of
Codependent No More and The Language of Letting Go
Codependent No More and The Language of Letting Go
"People will assume that this sweet, reassuring bedtime story is meant for children growing up in non-traditional families. And it is. But truly, it's everyone else that should be reading it."
-Linda J. States Marketing
Director, TV Guide Network
"Goodnight Just the Same will promote healthy self-esteem and
ease adjustment issues encouraging the positive attributes of all family
systems however diverse they may appear. A must for educators,
counselors, social workers, and therapists that work with young
children and families."
Director, TV Guide Network
"Goodnight Just the Same will promote healthy self-esteem and
ease adjustment issues encouraging the positive attributes of all family
systems however diverse they may appear. A must for educators,
counselors, social workers, and therapists that work with young
children and families."
-April L. Kirkwood, M.Ed. Educator, Social Worker
and author of Magic on Millicent Avenue
"This book is for families who believe in families. A delightful bedtime story that celebrates the unique constellations that make up every
family situation."
and author of Magic on Millicent Avenue
"This book is for families who believe in families. A delightful bedtime story that celebrates the unique constellations that make up every
family situation."
-Kaylee Murphy, LICSW http://www.savvydivorcedgals.com/
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