# The Family Tree - Hardcover

by **Sean Dixon** (Author), **Lily Snowden-Fine** (Illustrator)

**A family tree assignment leads an adopted girl to discover the different ways to be a family.**

When her teacher gives her class a simple family tree assignment, Ada is stumped. How can she make her family fit into this simple template?

Ada is adopted. She can see where to put her parents on the tree, but what about her birth mom? Ada has a biological sister, but her sister has different adoptive parents -- where do they go on the tree?

But with the help of her friends and family, Ada figures it out. She creates her family tree . . . and so much more.

Loosely based on the author's own experience, this moving story explores the different ways families are created and how the modern family is more diverse and welcoming than ever before.

### Author Biography

**SEAN DIXON** is a playwright, novelist and banjoist. His plays include _Orphan Song_ and the Governor General's Award nominated _A God in Need of Help_. Novels include _The Girls Who Saw Everything, The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn_ and the upcoming _The Abduction of Seven Forgers_, being published next year by Freehand Books. He lives in Toronto with his wife, the multi-award-winning documentary maker Katerina Cizek, and a daughter whose brilliant, funny, stubborn character permeates his work.

**LILY SNOWDEN-FINE** is an artist and illustrator with a focus on portraiture, children's design and sculpture. She was the voice of the original Peppa Pig when it first aired in 2004, and she is the author and illustrator of _Why Do Dogs Sniff Butts?_ and _Why Do Cats Meow?_. Lily is currently based in Vancouver, BC.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 11 x 9.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 10, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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