All About Families (My First Book)

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Whatever size or shape, whatever background you come from, whatever language you speak, homes you live in, and occasions you celebrate. That’s why, with the help of an interior designer, I created new colours for the original, classic Tidy Books bookcase. This book is more for dipping in and out of over a few days as it has loads of information and parents have to make it exciting for child to actually stay still and read.

Having mentioned that, I am also aware of the fact that some parts are left open-ended (like above) for parents to build onto and provide further details as they wish – which may have been the purpose after all. Our son could identify which family was similar to ours and learning about people speaking different languages in families (he hadn’t heard us speak another language rather than English until then) and it aroused his interest in languages and he made efforts to learn words in my (dad’s) language. With delightful illustrations, this glorious celebration of family diversity discusses the differences that make family life so rewarding and special! As a family, we have thoroughly enjoyed sharing this book with our son during our bedtime and weekend reads. There are some nice positive comments about what families are and some useful illustrations which encourage acceptance and understanding of difference in this All About Families Book by Usborne.I wonder if the book would be useful when teaching speakers of English as a Second Language, for example, in a pre-school classroom, about English culture. It could also support a nursery or pre-school project on family trees, or possibly even in a Reception classroom for EAL pupils. I personally loved the family tree and I will use it when my son is 6 or 7 to make our own family tree. I know I'm not alone in wanting to have my kids around, not tucked away in their bedrooms, and that means the kid’s stuff is around too. They speak various languages, eat different sorts of food, live in different kinds of homes and celebrate special occasions in a variety of ways.

Felicity has worked for Usborne for over 30 years and has written and edited hundreds of titles, from books on tractors to genetics, from Shakespeare to mental health, and plenty of sparkly unicorns. Our parcels are packed in cardboard boxes, cushioned with recyclable paper and closed with strong paper tape. Felicity is an expert in making tricky topics friendly and accessible to young children and recently has been writing books that celebrate feelings, friendship, empathy, families, and diversity.

It was nice to see a lot of diversity in this book, All About Families by Usborne, as we a re a very small, mixed race family where parents are bilingual in different languages.