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'Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family... and that's love.
'A book for EVERY family by dazzling illustrator Sophie Beer. ' (Publication summary)
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Out of Sight : The Censoring of Family Diversity in Picture Books
2019
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— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 57 2019; 'Family diversity has long been censored, silenced, and ignored in Australian picture books. Despite its long running representation in books for older readers, the concept of exploring family diversity at picture book level remains nothing short of radical. Of the little available, much comes in the form of issue-driven books and from specialist presses overseas, presenting a distinct gap in Australian children’s literature. The contentious history of diversity in children’s books creates added issues in the struggle for representation, and diverse stories (and diverse authors) face ongoing challenges. Furthermore, public outrage at the ‘shunning’ of nuclear families, as well as society’s distorted understanding of what constitutes diversity, present further complications in the advocating for family-diverse stories. This essay will examine what it means to be a family, the issues surrounding family diversity in picture books, and why such books deserve to be championed.'(Publication abstract)
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Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity
2019
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 January 2019; ABC News [Online] , January 2019;'The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.' (Introduction)
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Why Are Australian Children's Books Suddenly so Political?
2018
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 November 2018;
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Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 January 2019; ABC News [Online] , January 2019;'The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.' (Introduction)
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Why Are Australian Children's Books Suddenly so Political?
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 November 2018; -
Out of Sight : The Censoring of Family Diversity in Picture Books
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 57 2019; 'Family diversity has long been censored, silenced, and ignored in Australian picture books. Despite its long running representation in books for older readers, the concept of exploring family diversity at picture book level remains nothing short of radical. Of the little available, much comes in the form of issue-driven books and from specialist presses overseas, presenting a distinct gap in Australian children’s literature. The contentious history of diversity in children’s books creates added issues in the struggle for representation, and diverse stories (and diverse authors) face ongoing challenges. Furthermore, public outrage at the ‘shunning’ of nuclear families, as well as society’s distorted understanding of what constitutes diversity, present further complications in the advocating for family-diverse stories. This essay will examine what it means to be a family, the issues surrounding family diversity in picture books, and why such books deserve to be championed.'(Publication abstract)
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