Jessie, a Girl with Two Moms
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2-2016
Abstract
The Jessie Books are a seven-book series complete with a dedicated website. Each book features a 5-year-old girl named Jessie who happens to live in a city with her two moms. Each book features Jessie as an ordinary young girl engaging in familiar, life-enriching activities. Across The Jessie Books, the community of caregivers, extended relatives, and intergenerational friends convey the notion of a caring and loving family. This concept of family is relevant to elementary education in light of the expanding diversity in and around schoolchildren. Increasing numbers of school-age children have lesbian mothers and caregivers, or live in dual mom-headed households. For adults who deem The Jessie Books' narrative beyond the scope of young readers, links are made between the storylines and the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. Ideally, upon discovery of these texts, their content and integration will be called for and embraced in the elementary curriculum.
DOI
10.1080/15210960.2016.1191281
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Davis, Danne, "Jessie, a Girl with Two Moms" (2016). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 78.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/78