Love Without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families
by Chelsea Johnson (Author) Ashley Seil Smith (Illustrator)
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***
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PreS-Gr 4--It would be difficult to imagine a type or version of family that is not included in these pages, which are brimming with diversity in every sense of the word. An imperfect rhyming text nonetheless conveys the beautiful message that all families are legitimate: big families and "teams of two"; families who live together and families who live apart; families who aren't even related to each other, but united by love. The message resounds in the title, Love Without Bounds, emphasized further by the artistic beauty of the illustrations and lettering. Smith's mostly blank-faced people nevertheless express joy and sorrow, love and longing through a single eyebrow, the tilt of the head, posture, and gestures, while myriad textures are harmonized in complementary purples and yellows throughout the pages. The authors include a discussion guide at the end that is well researched, well written, and age appropriate. A stack of books with the bibliography titles on the spines makes further reading for parents and teachers inviting and easy on the eye. VERDICT Worth purchasing for the illustrations alone, and a good discussion starter on what can be a sensitive subject for a wide variety of ages.--Hillary Perelyubskiy
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Reviews of IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All is another favourite...Readers can expect to learn about how intersecting identities, such as race and gender, may affect how people navigate the world — and how they may benefit or be oppressed by others. —HUFFPOST [A] celebration of solidarity, allyship, and community...A welcoming resource for conversations about equality and social justice that shows readers how identities are made up of myriad influences. —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Diversity takes center stage in this welcoming introduction to intersectional feminism, a joyous affirmation of how we are all connected. —TIME MAGAZINE The book's core message...offers a memorable refrain caregivers and educators will be eager to integrate into daily mantras. Highly recommended. —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (*Starred Review) If ever a book belonged in every pediatrician's office, clinic, daycare, shelter, classroom and home, this is it....a stunner of a primer in how to incorporate entirety....valuable for all ages. —LIT HUB The concept of intersectionality...is broken down with ease and clarity...cheerful, vibrant. —BOOKLIST Here is a book to increase awareness of the beautiful and different life experiences of many...Front and back matter will aid further discussion and empower caregivers to confidently discuss our societal need for understanding and compassion for all. —READERTOTZ This wonderful book addresses major social justice issues of our time in an accessible manner. The authors celebrate diversity and illustrate the advantages of attending to intersectionality. By "making room," the children in this book create space in which each individual's uniqueness can shine, brightening everyone's lives. —DR. LAUREL WESTBROOK, Associate Professor of Sociology and co-founder of Sociologists for Trans JusticeCHELSEA JOHNSON became interested in feminism through writers like Audre Lorde and Patricia Hill Collins as an undergraduate at Spelman College, a historically Black college for women in Atlanta, GA. She went on to study the politics of race, class, gender, and fashion at the University of Southern California, where she earned her PhD in sociology and gender studies in 2019. Chelsea now works as an applied researcher in the corporate world, using intersectionality to help companies design products with underrepresented groups in mind.
LATOYA COUNCIL was born and raised in Dudley, North Carolina. She was first introduced to the concept of intersectionality at Spelman College, which inspired her scholarship, activism, and vision for a more inclusive world. LaToya went on to earn her MA in sociology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and is currently finishing up her PhD in sociology at the University of Southern California. Her research theorizes how race, class, and gender shape work and family life.
CAROLYN CHOI was born to immigrant parents in Los Angeles. After graduating with her BA from UCLA, Carolyn began community organizing with an immigrant rights organization in Los Angeles, where intersectionality was central to her advocacy work. She later went abroad to earn an MS in sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and is currently at the University of Southern California, finishing up her PhD. Carolyn's research touches on the topics of human trafficking and international migration.
ASHLEY SEIL SMITH, illustrator, was raised in California and the conservative South, the last of five daughters. After studying women's health in India during undergrad, Ashley committed to public conversations about feminism and bodies, and created a menstruation museum and period box subscription company. She received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and now works full-time as an artist. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Lenny, and Forbes. She lives and works in New York City.
JUV013090 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Alternative Family
JUV060000 - Juvenile Fiction | LGBT
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Families
Juvenile works
Multiculturalism
Social justice
Familiy life
Intersectionality (Sociology)
