Tacky pictures, say of small furry animals and children (6)
I believe the answer is:
kitsch
'tacky' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'animals and children' is the wordplay.
'animals' becomes 'kits' (kit is a kind of animal).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'children' becomes 'ch' (genealogical abbreviation).
'kits'+'ch'='KITSCH'
'pictures say of small furry' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kitsch that I've seen before include "2 art" , "Garish and in bad taste" , "Excessively garish or sentimental" , "Sentimental, tasteless stuff" , "Garishly sentimental items" .)