Sara O'Leary is a writer of fiction for both adults and
children. She is the author of the award-winning series of Henry
books When You Were Small, Where You Came From and When I
Was Small and This is Sadie, all illustrated by Julie
Morstad, and You Are One, illustrated by Karen Klassen. A
graduate of the UBC Creative Writing Program, she has taught
screenwriting and writing for children at Concordia University in
Montreal.
Qin Leng lives and works as a designer and illustrator in
Toronto. She has published numerous picture books in Canada, the
United Kingdom, the United States, France, Sweden, Hong Kong and
South Korea. She has also illustrated for Save the Children and
UNICEF.
Praise for author Sara O'leary, illustrator Qin Leng and
A Family Is a Family Is a Family:
USBBY's Outstanding International Books List
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the
Year
"The broad diversity of family constellations is
refreshing . . . A-plus fabulous." Kirkus, starred
review
"Leng's drawings of domestic life are, like O'Leary's writing,
winsome but never sentimental. Together they offer a
straightforward, optimistic view of everyday modern life."
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A sweet and tender tale that shows that families are composed of
love regardless of how they may be configured." - School Library
Journal, starred review
"[R]aucous and relatable." - LitHub
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