Reviewed by Dannielle Viera
What is a family? It’s as warm as ‘hot buttered toast’; it can be blended or just ‘a bunch of good friends’. From the experiences you have together in the present day to the precious heirlooms that link you to previous generations, the ties that bind families are invisible yet indestructible. Family is where it’s ‘safe to be you’ because it’s home – the place where you belong.
Aimed at kids aged three to seven, Zanni Louise’s rhyming couplets gently guide readers through the wonders of family life that they may not have appreciated before now. Even when siblings fight, grandparents live overseas or there is a new baby, love finds a way to make everything alright. The family tree is strong enough to weather any storm.
The muted colours in Sasha Haddad’s illustrations echo the quiet and tender tone of the text. The images have a dreamy, childlike quality that young eyes will find appealing, and the wealth of diverse children characterised on the pages ensures that the reader is richly rewarded when they find someone just like them.
The perfect book for calming down before
bedtime, This is Family is a sweet ode to the many different – and
equally extraordinary – forms families can take. In the end, kids will
come to understand that caring, sharing, and respect are the roots from which
relationships grow.
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