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Love and the Rocking Chair — Content Guide for Parents

By Leo Dillon, Diane DillonScholastic, IncorporatedISBN 978133833265040 pages
Love and the Rocking Chair

Found in this book

  • Race & cultureBrief

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  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon celebrate the love we feel for our children in this touching, multi-generational story about the lasting power of family.

Simple words and colorful paintings tell the warm, engaging story of new parents who buy a rocking chair when they are expecting a baby. Bright, sunny illustrations show the precious intimacy between parents and their children; the new mother glows with affection, and the new father reads aloud to their young son. Time passes, and the boy grows up; the beloved rocker is moved to the attic and gathers dust. But when the boy becomes a man, the cycle begins anew. He and his wife have a baby girl, and the rocking chair is needed again. Legendary artists Leo and Diane Dillon are two of the greatest illustrators of our time. This is their final collaboration, inspired by their own rocking chair. It is a tender tribute to the enduring power of family love-passed from generation to generation. Here is a book for all ages to cherish. It serves as a loving reminder of those who have gone before us-and those who are still to come.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Love and the Rocking Chair appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The family in the pictures is multiracial (a Black father, a white mother and an Asian daughter-in-law), and the text does not comment on it.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have race & culture?

    Found (Brief): The family in the pictures is multiracial (a Black father, a white mother and an Asian daughter-in-law), and the text does not comment on it.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Love and the Rocking Chair have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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