They described life with just one parent. They talked about what it’s like to live with brothers and sisters. “What’s your family like?” I asked a number of wonderful children between the ages four and fourteen. This book is a celebration of all families, and provides young readers with windows into other lives, as well as mirrors in which they can see their own family relationships reflected. The range of families profiled in this engaging book reflects the kaleidoscopic diversity of families in America today: there are mixed-race families and immigrant families families of gay and lesbian couples and very religious families families with only children, many children, adopted children, and children with special needs. In frank, funny, touching, and often surprising interviews, children from fourteen different families talk about how they identify themselves as a family. American Library Association Notable book, 2007Ĭhicago Public Library, Best of the Best, 2006īank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Yearĭownload a teacher’s guide for the book – includes pre-reading activities, discussion questions, and activities regarding “what makes a family?”
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