What is a family? Is there only one kind? Are they all just like yours? Are they all just like mine?

An Actual Family tells the story of Agatha, an otter adopted by two penguin dads who starts to question whether or not she fits in. After being teased for being different than her parents, Agatha sets off with her best friend to find her actual family .On her journey, Agatha meets animals of every type, in families of every sort, and begins to re-think her idea of what a family must be. Perhaps she will discover that her actual family has been right in front of her the whole time.

From the author and illustrator of A Normal Turtle comes another modern-day fable for children in the queer community Written as a flexible allegory, An Actual Family is a story applicable to every child who feels that their family might be a little "different."