The Family Book
by Todd Parr
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Author: Todd ParrBrand: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 0316738964
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of The Family Book
Book Review: Wouldn't have bought this book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was a gift to my daughter and I from my stepsister, as much as a testament to her acceptance of me as her sister, as her acceptance of my daughter, who was adopted, as her niece. She couldn't have given us a better gift.
But I have to be completely honest and say that, had I come across this book in the store, I would not have bought it. In fact the first time I read it to my daughter, I wanted to skim past the "some families have two moms or two dads" page.
I know my saying that might be hurtful for some, and I am truly, truly sorry.
Well, I didn't skim past that page. I read it to my daughter. Again, and again, and again because guess what: this is her favorite book. And though she's 18 mos old, she understands what is going on. She loves to wipe her hand across the "Some families like to be clean" page and she turns to hug me on the "All families like to hug" page. She places her finger to her mouth to shush when I say, "Some families like to be quiet." I didn't teach her to do these things as we read along; this book just really engages her. Some day she'll look at me quizzically and ask how it is that some people have two moms or two dads, and I'm going to tell her why: they just do. Like the other reviewer, I will admit that I had no intention of introducing my daughter to homosexuality at such a young age. Because, I was thinking about the sexuality part, not the love part. And the more I read this book to to her over and over and over, I am learning that when she has friends who have same gender parents, that is what I want her to focus on, the love part, because that's what she thinks about when she sees her own mommy and daddy, nothing else. We became a family without any of that.
Oh, and the other huge thing about this book. It is how I taught my daughter about the word "adopt." I have other books to try to explain to her about how we became a family, but she literally pushes them away. This is the only one that holds her attention. I'll say, "some families, like you and mommy and daddy, adopt children" and she just beams.
Of course, the page has ducks on it, and I strongly suspect she's saying, "a duck!" at least half the time because she then goes, "quack, quack, quack."
Summary of The Family Book
Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.Family Life Books
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