Diversity of family models

Title: Amar con los pelos revueltos [Love is in the hair].
Author: Syrus Marcus Ware.
Year: 2015
Place: Barcelona.
Published by: Edicions Bellaterra.
Language: Spanish.
Synopsis: Carter is up in the middle of the night because her baby sister is about to be born. While her parents are at the hospital, Carter is looked after by her Uncle Marcus. Marcus tells her about the beautiful things in his dreadlocks so she can relax and go back to sleep.
Gender equality indicators: breaking down gender stereotypes; care-related values; diversity of family models.

Title: De verdad que no podía [Marc just couldn’t sleep].
Authors: Gabriela Keselman; Noemí Villamuza.
Year: 2003
Place: Madrid.
Published by: Kókinos.
Language: Spanish.
Synopsis: Little Marc can’t get to sleep. He wants to, but just can’t. He is scared. His mum thinks of different ways to help him overcome his fears, but nothing seems to work…
Gender equality indicators: breaking down gender stereotypes; diversity of family models.

Title: Grufaloaren alaba [The Gruffalo’s child].
Authors: Julia Donaldson; Axel Scheffler.
Year: 2017 (first published in 2004).
Place: Madrid.
Published by: Bruño.
Language: Basque.
Synopsis: The Gruffalo lives with his daughter in a cave next to a deep dark wood. He tells her never to venture into the wood unless she wants to get trapped by the Big Bad Mouse. One cold night when the snow is falling thickly, the Gruffalo’s child can’t sleep and ventures out into the wood. She’s not scared, after all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist … does he?
Gender equality indicators: breaking down gender stereotypes; diversity of family models.

Title: Nerearen argazki-albuma [Nerea’s photo album].
Authors: Mitxel Murua; Julen Tokero.
Year: 2006
Place: Donostia-San Sebastián.
Published by: Elkar.
Language: Basque.
Synopsis: The day Nerea turned six, Pirritx and Porrotx gave her a photo album. Nerea loves photography. When she takes photos, she captures a moment of her life. She keeps these moments in her photo album: bitter moments and happy moments. She remembers all of them with Pirritx and Porrotx.
Gender equality indicators: diversity of family models; romantic relationships.

Title: Tango iritsita, hiru dira [And Tango makes three].
Authors: Justin Richardson; Peter Parnell; Henry Cole.
Year: 2016
Place: Arre.
Published by: Pamiela / Kalandraka.
Language: Basque.
Synopsis: Roy and Silo are two male penguins at Central Park Zoo in New York. They are inseparable, singing together and swimming together, etc. One day, the zookeeper realises they are trying to incubate a stone and puts a real egg in their nest instead. A little while later, out hatches Tango. Tango, Roy and Silo are very happy and love each other very much. The tale is inspired by a true story.
Gender equality indicators: care-related values; diversity of family models; freedom to decide.