Larissa Russell and Emma Deacon
Larissa Russell and Emma Deacon are author and illustrator of children's picture book, 'My Two Grandmas'.
Residence: Edmonton, Alberta
Larissa Russell is the owner of Creative U. Born in Toronto Canada, Larissa spent most of her life in Edmonton, Canada. Larissa has had a varied life of hardship, and learning. Larissa has over 30 years of experience with creative endeavors, as well as spiritual and creative healing. Larissa is a writer, artist, and educator. She has taught arts, crafts, creativity, spirituality, healing modalities, and more.
Hometown: Glendon, Alberta
Emma was in grade 3 when she illustrated the book. She lives in a small farming town in Alberta.
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My Two Grandmas |
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Emma is a 9-year-old with an unconventional family, she wants to explain to her school friends about the love she receives from all her family. Love is love. The personal story of a little girl (Emma) growing up with two grandmas (one of which is Larissa Russell), who are gay. This book is to help Emma explain her family to her friends at school in hopes of making them understand. We hope this helps other kids in similar situations understand they are not alone. A portion of funds raised will go to Queer Voicez, an organization to help the LGBT+ community have a voice so that we can help eliminate LGBT+ youth suicide. www.queervoicez.org |
