Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang

Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang

No matter your size, shape, or pedigree--if you love each other, you are a family!


Moms, dads, sisters, brothers -- and even Great Aunt Sue -- appear in dozens of combinations, demonstrating all kinds of nontraditional families! Silly animals are cleverly depicted in framed portraits, and offer a warm celebration of family love.

From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1--Imagine a house with many rooms, whose walls each have a different color or wallpaper, accenting a family portrait hanging there. On a rustic wooden wall hangs the first portrait--a large family of ducks posing beside a still pond. The next spread shows three pandas in pink vests, much like the pink oriental wallpaper behind them. Each portrait features a gently rhyming line: "Some children live with their grandparents.../and some live with an aunt./Some children have many pets.../and some just have a plant." All of these appealing images demonstrate different ways of being a family. "Some children live with their father./ Some children have two mothers./Some children are adopted./Some have stepsisters and--brothers." The cartoon-style critters contrast pleasantly with more realistic elements--a bamboo plant, a slender ceramic dog, a fat ceramic cat. Families of hippos, tigers, lions, ostriches, and whales join the other family groups in the final spread. The loud-and-clear message is that "if you love each other, then you are a family." And imagine the many children who will be reassured because they have found a portrait of a family they will recognize as their own. A solid choice for most libraries.--Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN

SUZANNE LANG is a producer, writer, and developer of children's television. She was previously at Cartoon Network and is now the story editor for Cake Entertainment and Copa Studios on an animated comedy series. Suzanne graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BA in cinema and television. MAX LANG is an illustrator, animator, storyboard artist, and character designer. He codirected The Gruffalo, which was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA, as well as the Room on the Broom version, which received multiple prizes, including the Cristal for Best TV Production at the Annecy Animation Festival.

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ISBN 13	9780553499384
ISBN 10	0553499386
Title	Families, Families, Families!
Author	Suzanne Lang
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-03-24
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.