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Catherine Hernandez’s debut novel Scarborough was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award, the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, and the Trillium Prize, Ontario’s richest literary award. Her latest, I Promise, is a beautiful tribute to the resiliency of diverse families.
Featuring tender-hearted illustrations by renowned artist Syrus Marcus Ware, I Promise captures with love and honesty the intimate moments of parenting in all their messy glory -- from dealing with a kid who doesn’t want to brush their teeth to looking under the bed for monsters to cuddling after a long day. This charming picture book showcases the many shapes, sizes, and colors that families come in, emphasizing that every queer family starts with the sacred promise to love a child.
Featuring tender-hearted illustrations by renowned artist Syrus Marcus Ware, I Promise captures with love and honesty the intimate moments of parenting in all their messy glory -- from dealing with a kid who doesn’t want to brush their teeth to looking under the bed for monsters to cuddling after a long day. This charming picture book showcases the many shapes, sizes, and colors that families come in, emphasizing that every queer family starts with the sacred promise to love a child.
Price: $16.95
Pages: 32
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date:
15 October 2019
Trim Size: 8.50 X 11.00 in
ISBN: 9781551527796
Format: Hardcover
"Hernandez's narrative is less an explanation of what queer families are than it is a quiet celebration of their presence. A normalizing view of often stigmatized families, tenderly told." &emdash;Kirkus
Catherine Hernandez is a proud queer Filipina femme, Navajo wife, radical mother, award-winning author, and the artistic director of b current performing arts. She is an accomplished playwright and has served as playwright-in-residence at Shaw Festival Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Carlos Bulosan Theatre, Blyth Festival Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, and Nightswimming Theatre. She is the author of Scarborough, which won the 2015 Jim Wong-Chu Award; was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award, Edmund White Award, and Trillium Book Award.