The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The names of the author “Margaret O’Hair” and illustrator “Sofia Cardoso” are written at the top in small black capitals. The title “You Are Loved” is immediately below this, upper centre of the cover, in large writing. “You” and “Loved” are written in large lower case pink lettering. “Are” is written in smaller green, orange and blue capitalised lettering. The subtitle “A Book About Families” is written directly below this in small black capitals. To the left of the title, inside of a drawing of the sun, the name of the books inspiration “Sofia Sanchez” in small pink capitals. The background is light blue and shows various children of different abilities and ethnicities with their parents. /end]

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Content Warning:

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Summary:

From Down syndrome advocate and viral sensation Sofia Sanchez comes this beautiful and inclusive picture book about all the different ways to make a family. Families come in many different shapes and forms — but they all teach you how to be strong and show you how loved you are. Alongside a sweet and simple narrative, the warm illustrations tell their own story. Beginning with Sofia Sanchez’s adopted family, readers will meet families with two moms and two dads, families with single parents, and kids raised by grandparents, guardians, or older siblings. Big families, small families, extended families, blended families, and mixed race families — including parents with their own differences that make them unique, too. This heartwarming companion book to 2021’s You Are Enough highlights the important message that families aren’t just the people you live with. They include the people in your school, your community, and the people you choose who love you and empower you just the way you are.

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Notes:

There is a Kindle edition.

Sofia Sanchez went viral at the age of seven with the video Down Syndrome is Not Scary, posted by her mother during Down Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of the condition. She has gone onto be a published author, model, advocate and successful actress, recently portraying the character Wavey in the 2023 film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Originally from Ukraine, Sanchez was adopted by American parents as a baby.

Also see: ‘You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion‘

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Archivist Comments:

I just think this looks cute.

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