Candlewick relaunches a modern classic for this generation with a beautifully illustrated edition. Heather's favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and...

Candlewick relaunches a modern classic for this generation with a beautifully illustrated edition.

Heather's favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, but Heather doesn't have a daddy. Then something interesting happens. When Heather and her classmates all draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same. It doesn't matter who makes up a family, the teacher says, because "the most important thing about a family is that all the people in it love one another." This delightful edition for a new generation of young readers features fresh illustrations by Laura Cornell and an updated story by Lesl a Newman.

Author: Leslea Newman
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/11/2015
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780763666316
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 16 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Lesléa Newman is the author of more than seventy books for children and adults, including the groundbreaking children's classic Heather Has Two Mommies. She has received poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Foundation. She lives in Massachusetts.

Laura Cornell has illustrated many books for children, including the best-selling picture books by Jamie Lee Curtis. She lives in New York City.