Author: Mary Hoffman

Illustrator: Ros Asquith

Ages: 5 - 7 yrs

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Summary:

What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colors of the rainbow - from a mum and dad or single parent to two mums or two dads, from a mixe-race family to children with different mums and dads, from families with a disabled member to those with a mum ofr dad in prison. Mary Hoffman takes a look through children's eyes at the wide varieties of family life: from homes, food, ways of celebrating, schools and holidays to getting around, jobs and housework, from extended families, languages and hobbies to pets and family trees - and she concluded that, for most people, their own family is the best on of all! With Ros Asquith's delighful pictures, the book takes fresh, optimistic look at families of today.

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Format: Paperback