Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer

    • Plot Summary: Stella's class is having a Mother's Day celebration, but what's a girl with two daddies to do? It's not that she doesn't have someone who helps her with her homework, or tucks her in at night. Stella has her Papa and Daddy who take care of her, and a whole gaggle of other loved ones who make her feel special and supported every day. She just doesn't have a mom to invite to the party. Fortunately, Stella finds a unique solution to her party problem in this sweet story about love, acceptance, and the true meaning of family.

    • Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExsDkI-5_p0

    • Stella has two dads which isn’t normally a problem for her, but now she has to decide who to bring to the Mother’s Day party. The other kids are surprised that she doesn’t have a mommy and ask a series of questions that reads like A Tale of Two Daddies, surprised but not mean: but, who does xyz for you like my mom does for me? Eventually she decides to bring both her dads and her aunt and uncle and cousin and grandmother. A sweet redefinition of Mother’s Day and family.

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