{"product_id":"uncle-bobbys-wedding-hardcover","title":"Uncle Bobby's Wedding - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah S. Brannen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLucia Soto\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe'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. Selected by\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best picture books of 2020 and by the American Library Association as a 2021 Rainbow Book List title, celebrate family with this gorgeous picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured on Bank Street's \u003ci\u003eBest Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e list .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A joyous, heartwarming, sweet-and essential-update.\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A large-hearted affirmation of society's newest kind of wedding.\" \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Valiant, valid, validating, valuable.\" Gregory Maguire, author of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProduced in coordination with GLAAD, this adorable picture book is a positive example of same-sex marriage and a celebration of family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Brannen is an award-winning author and illustrator of more than twenty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eBear Needs Help\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadame Martine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeashells: More Than a Home, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFeathers: Not Just for Flying\u003c\/i\u003e. She also illustrated the 40th-anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eAll Kinds of Families\u003c\/i\u003e by Norma Simon. Sarah lives near Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more at sarahbrannen.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucia Soto is an illustrator and graphic designer who loves Julie London and Art Deco, and is afraid of pigeons. After working as an art director in advertising, Lucia decided to set up her own studio and make beautiful art. \u003ci\u003eUncle Bobby's Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut picture book. 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