Cohousing-L Mailing List: Cohousing in a new childrens book!

[Rob Sandelin (Floriferous]

I just came across a new children's book that should be of considerable 
interest.  Rosmarie Hausherr, _Celebrating Families_ NY: Scholastic 
Press, 1997.  After showing photos of children from many different 
family situations, including one with a parent in prison and lesbian 
and disabled couples, the very last situation is ... COHOUSING!  
"Emma picks a carot for Daddy and a sunflower for Mama from the garden. 
She is happy in her parents' new house.  Friendly neighbors live close 
by. They all share the land and the big garden. Sometimes they cook and 
eat together in a house that belongs to all of them. 
"Emma's neighbors, old and young, play, make music, tell stories, and 
enjoy one another's company.  In this 'co-housing' community, everyone 
lives together like one big, caring family."  The accompanying photos 
show the houses of a cohousing development [Pine Street Cohousing, 
Amherst, MA, according to the credits] with some of the residents 
gathered in front.  
As far as I know this is the first mention of cohousing in any 
mainstream book for children.


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