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Real Sisters Pretend
Contributor(s): Lambert, Megan Dowd (Author), Tadgell, Nicole (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0884484416     ISBN-13: 9780884484417
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Alternative Family
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2016000040
Lexile Measure: 470
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 10.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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Publisher Description:

I liked how they took care of one another in their pretend-play scenario about climbing a mountain, Lambert says, and I loved how they also took care of one another's feelings as they talked about adoption. REAL SISTERS PRETEND captures these interactions perfectly and movingly.

  • Told with simple words and playful illustrations, this book touches on the topics of adoption, two moms, and multiracial family life.
  • Modern families can look very different from the nuclear families of yesteryear, but as Lambert says in the book's introduction, No matter how a family comes to be, the most important thing is for everyone to feel loved, safe, and cared for. REAL SISTERS PRETEND is a great vehicle for sharing that love and reassurance.
Fountas & Pinnell Level L

Contributor Bio(s): Tadgell, Nicole: - NICOLE TADGELL'S illustrations have been featured in The Encyclopedia of Writing and Illustrating Children's Books and in numerous exhibitions. She has taught workshops and classes at the Worcester Art Museum, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and at Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) conferences. Nicole also lectures at New England schools and colleges and demonstrates the picture book process in classrooms, libraries, and bookstores. Her award-winning children's books include Real Sisters Pretend, First Peas to the Table, In the Garden with Dr. Carver, Lucky Beans, and Fatuma's New Cloth.Lambert, Megan Dowd: - Megan Dowd Lambert teaches in the graduate programs in Children's Literature at Simmons College. At the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art she developed two original storytime models, the Whole Book Approach and A Book in Hand, which are aimed at engaging readers with the picture book as a visual art form. A frequent speaker at professional conferences, schools, libraries, and museums, she reviews children's books for Kirkus Reviews and the Horn Book and contributes to Horn Book Magazine s "Books in the Home" column. A mother of six children ranging from infancy to college-aged, Megan lives with her family in Massachusetts. Her books include A Crow of His Own and Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking about What They See.