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IntersectionAllies

Love Without Bounds

Chelsea Johnson author LaToya Council author Carolyn Choi author Ashley Seil Smith illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Dottir Press

Published:9th Mar '23

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IntersectionAllies cover

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A children's book about diverse types of families, exploring the impact of intersectionality and embracing love in community.

This follow-up to the critically acclaimed IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All honors the diversity of family life and what family can mean based on our intersecting identities and experiences.

Written by three celebrated women of color sociologists, Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families is a joyful, heartwarming celebration of family in all its forms: multicultural families; LGBTQ+ families; adoptive and foster care families; single-parent and blended families; transnational families; families impacted by incarceration, detention, and deportation; chosen families; military families; and more. By focusing on the choices families make to persistently love and care for one another in the face of inequality and inequity, Love without Bounds is a necessary resource to make sure all kids feel seen and loved for who they are in community with each another.

Features gorgeous illustrations throughout by Ashley Seil Smith and a colorful, informative discussion guide that explains the concepts shown in the book.


***Selected as Runner-Up for "Best Social Justice" in the 2022 Black Kid Lit Awards***

A take on the subject that that feels particularly varied and intersectional....This book shows that such topics aren’t a matter of some outside “agenda” being pushed upon kids, but that they reflect and support the identities of kids and their families themselves. Parents, teachers, and others should welcome this thoughtful volume. —Mombian
A worthy addition to classrooms, public libraries, and personal collections[...]The many configurations of families are on brilliant display here in all their joyful variation. —Kirkus
This gorgeous, sweet book has a heart big enough to hold every formation of kinship, from a cozy nuclear family to a life-saving chosen one, and every configuration in between. Families are crucial, and an easy and welcoming way to show kids how exciting and diverse life on earth really is. An instant classic, Love without Bounds fills a void in children's literature with rhyme and grace. —Michelle Tea, award-winning author of Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My Infertility, Modern Tarot, and Against Memoir
Filled with fresh rhymes and exuberant illustrations, Love without Bounds meaningfully expands the definition of “family.” This book is a warm hug. What a generous gift to us all! —YZ Chin, author of Edge Case
Within the images and poetry of Love without Bounds, families flourish in every form and grieve only what keeps us apart from those dear to us[....]Children and adults alike can breathe fully into the care and comfort that’s offered. Love without Bounds envisions families where people, both living and passed on, are cherished, nourished, remembered, and revered. The shapes we make as families can tell a story of change and constancy in the same moment, and this book encourages us to behold that paradox, be intentional, expansive, and curious about how we define family, and remain–always–rooted in love. When it comes to love, there is more than enough for all. —Anastasia Higginbotham, author of Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness, What You Don't Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood, Divorce Is the Worst, and more

ISBN: 9781948340519

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

48 pages