In this companion to the enormously popular A Family Is a Family Is a
Family, a group of kids share the silly questions they always hear, as
well as the questions they would rather be asked about themselves.
Being the new kid is hard, a child in the school playground tells us. I
can think of better things to ask than if I'm a boy or a girl. Another
child comes along and says she gets asked why she always has her nose in
a book. Someone else gets asked where they come from.
One after another, children share the questions they're tired of being
asked again and again -- as opposed to what they believe are the most
important or interesting things about themselves. As they move around
the playground, picking up new friends along the way, there is a feeling
of understanding and acceptance among them. And in the end, the new kid
comes up with the question they would definitely all like to hear: "Hey
kid, want to play?"
Sara O'Leary's thoughtful text and Qin Leng's expressive illustrations
tell a story about children who are all different, all themselves, all
just kids.
Key Text Features
dialogue
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6
Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters,
setting, or events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to
demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including
by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading
dialogue aloud.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or
digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or
plot.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to
what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize
aspects of a character or setting)
