All About Families helps a child understand the concept of family. I really like this book because it is designed to initiate a lively informative discussion between parent or teacher and children. There is little text so the discussion is open. The illustrations help drive the discussion where the adult first asks the child to describe what is happening in the picture, and then can relate it to the child's personal experience. All types of families are presented, allowing all children to make connections to the concepts. The colorful pictures are grouped by question or concept, such as What is a Family?, Who Takes Care of Me?, Brothers and Sisters, A New Baby and so on. The "Tips and Ideas" section at the end of the book provides more discussion suggestions, and the "My Family Activities" section provides activities to extend the concept beyond the book. Part of the
First Words and Pictures series.
Reading Level: k-3 • Interest Level: k-3 • Lexile: 140L • Dewey: 306.85 • Subject Headings: Families. Juvenile literature • Publisher: Ruby Tuesday Books • ISBN: 978-1-911341-81-9
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