Families Belong
by Dan Saks (Author) Brooke Smart (Illustrator)
A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of families being - and belonging - together.
Families belong
Together like a puzzle
Different-sized people
One big snuggle
This deliciously warm board book is an appreciation of the unconditional love and comfort shared within a family. Through a handful of specific yet universal scenarios, from singing songs together to sharing food together, from dancing together to lying still together, this book invites the youngest readers to celebrate what it means for a family to be truly together.
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Publishers Weekly
This simple board book, first in the cocreators' Families series, highlights a selection of the activities families may participate in, using "together" as the end of a shifting refrain. Rhythmic, loosely rhymed quatrains ("Families sing/ with voices bellowing/ songs that make us giggle / on the back of Dad's bicycle") are paired with inclusive illustrations in watercolor and gouache, edited digitally, that portray families snuggling, singing, sharing food, dancing, and more. Spreads effectively emphasize characters' movement in a variety of formations and undertakings, with families of various skin tones and compositions depicted on almost every page. Though one spread oddly depicts "cleaning up the crumbs together" as what seems to be a platter of crumbless fresh spring rolls scatters across the floor, this is a solid introduction to family fun that should entertain its target audience. Ages 1-3. (Sept.)
Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
Family life
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