Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration: (A Picture Book about Chosen Family, Belonging, and Gratitude for Kids Ages 4-8)

Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration: (A Picture Book about Chosen Family, Belonging, and Gratitude for Kids Ages 4-8) - Hardcover

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Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration: (A Picture Book about Chosen Family, Belonging, and Gratitude for Kids Ages 4-8)
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Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration: (A Picture Book about Chosen Family, Belonging, and Gratitude for Kids Ages 4-8) - Hardcover

Family Found: A Queer Friendsgiving Celebration: (A Picture Book about Chosen Family, Belonging, and Gratitude for Kids Ages 4-8) - Hardcover

by Joanna McClintick
$18.99
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Book Overview

by Joanna McClintick (Author), Keisha Morris (Illustrator)

When celebrants gather for their annual Friendsgiving--Thanksgiving with their chosen family--each has a unique story to tell as a child tries to piece together how it all began.

No one remembers how it started.

The Friendsgiving gathering is moving into high gear, and for one child in the group, it's a good time to ask some questions about the event's history. Great-Uncle Billy, while snapping some green beans for the meal, says he was the one who started the tradition, back when people had to speak in code to keep being gay a secret. Miss Mona thinks that she was the originator, after her car broke down one year and she had to make a change of plans. Grandma Jane and Nana Rose tell their version of the tale while the smell of cinnamon and apples fills the air. As more people (and dogs) arrive and the music is turned on, it grows clearer that the details may not matter; what counts is the love they all share. With warm, jubilant artwork and a welcoming text that introduces moments from LGBTQIA+ history, Family Found celebrates one family as they come together on a day of gratitude.

Author Biography

Joanna McClintick is the author of 'Twas the Night Before Pride, illustrated by Juana Medina. A licensed social worker at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in Manhattan, she lives with her wife and child in Brooklyn.

Keisha Morris is the illustrator of How to Tantrum Like a Champion by Allan Wolf. She earned her BFA in illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. When she is not drawing, she loves spending time with her wife, daughter, and two cats. She lives in Maryland.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.3 x 10.1 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2026
ISBN9781536231182
Author Joanna McClintick
PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
GenreChildren
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Joanna McClintick is a debut children's book author and a licensed social worker at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center in Manhattan. When she was dreaming about building her family, she wrote this poem to honor Pride's history of resistance and imagined sharing it with her future child one day. It has become a tradition to read it at their annual brunch the day before the Pride March with family and friends. Joanna McClintick lives with her wife and child in Brooklyn.

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