The Great Big Book of Families

It's literally the 'Great big book of Families', It has everything that you need to teach a preschooler as far as society is concerned and very well helps them understand everything and everyone is not the same. Helps kids broaden their mindset and accept the differences. Especially came in hand during and post covid as kids don't get to socialize as usual!

Wonderful, all inclusive book, to teach your child about modern families. Also an opportunity to teach your child acceptance and empathy.

Great resource for alternative families. Ease to read and develop family stories for inquisitive small people

Great book, especially for young children. Illustrations are engaging and there are a lot of little details for the kids to find. This book also does a great job of recognizing diversity in families. That being said, there are a few improvements I'd like to see in future prints of this book. 1. On the page with kids dressing up for a costume party, there is a child wearing a Native American Headdress. I was so surprised to see this in a book focusing on diversity - cultures are not costumes and Native Americans are real people - It would have been nicer to see a Native American family. I fixed my copy by drawing a hat over the headdress. 2. I would have liked to see more holidays included on the celebrations page. It looks like the Author didn't actually ask anyone who celebrated some of these holidays for their input. The Jewish celebration included is Hanukkah - which, if you ask anyone whose actually Jewish they will tell you that its a minor holiday and the only reason anyone not Jewish knows about it is because it happens to fall near Christmas - Rosh Hashanah, Passover, or Purim would have been better choices. The Hannukiah (Menorah) in the illustration also doesn't have the right number of candles. Diwali, Eid, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year are also included - It's a good start, but including more would be better. And if the adult reading this book doesn't know what a holiday is its a great jumping off point to look it up and learn something with your child. 3. The family tree page is a little odd. On the Dad's side of the family, everyone looks super Angry, while on the Mom's side everyone looks happy. That's just kind of an odd choice. Otherwise a really great book to have.

Absolutely LOVE it!! Portrays families regarding different topics such as family members, jobs, homes, clothes, etc.

Wonderful book to help children understand why their family is different to others. Great for classroom use and a general must buy.

Perfect for my family formed by adoption! The only issue was that the book was bent in the corner, which is disappointing being that this is a selection for our 'family day' anniversary for my young children.