Uncle Bobby's Wedding
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2008

Uncle Bobby's Wedding

By Sarah S. Brannen, Lucia Soto (Illustrator)

Chloe fears losing her uncle to marriage but discovers family only grows with love.

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32 pages
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Chloe's world is turned upside down when her favorite uncle announces his wedding. Worried about losing their special bond, Chloe fears change. But a day with Uncle Bobby and his fiancé Jamie reveals a heartwarming truth: family grows with love. Can Chloe embrace this new chapter and see that she's not losing an uncle, but gaining one? This enchanting tale explores the evolving shapes of family and the boundless capacity of the heart.

From the publisher

“A joyous, heartwarming, sweet-and essential-update.” Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW “Those we love, [Soto] and Brannen show, needn’t change just because they love someone else, too-there’s plenty of room in the human heart.” Publishers Weekly “A large-hearted affirmation of society’s newest kind of wedding.” Booklist “Valiant, valid, validating, valuable.” Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked”With warm, richly colored, and expressive illustrations by Lucia Soto, the book, published in partnership with GLAAD, serves as a gentle and welcome celebration of the different shapes love and family can take.” Boston Globe Chloe’s favorite uncle is getting married, and she’s not happy about it. But after a magical day with Uncle Bobby and his boyfriend, Jamie, Chloe realizes she’s not losing an uncle, but gaining one. When Chloe’s favorite uncle announces that he’s getting married, everyone is excited. Everyone except Chloe, that is. What if Uncle Bobby no longer has time for picnics, swimming, or flying kites? Chloe just wants to keep having fun with her favorite uncle, but she’s afraid everything is going to change. Can Uncle Bobby and his boyfriend Jamie show Chloe that, when it comes to family, the more the merrier? In this inspiring, love-filled story, Chloe learns just what family means. Produced in coordination with GLAAD, this adorable picture book is a positive example of same-sex marriage and a celebration of family.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
Themes & topics
Books about diversityBooks about feelings and emotionsBooks about familyBooks about LGBTQBooks about uncles
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
May 12, 2020
First published
March 27, 2008
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781499810080

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