Families Are Different
Written and Illustrated by: Nina Pellegrini
Genre: Multicultural
Grades: K-3
Awards: None
This book follows a girl named, Nico, who along with her big sister, is adopted from Korea. Nico describes her parents as really old, have blue eyes, and wavy hair. One day, Nico becomes upset as she notices that her friends look like their mothers and that she doesn't look like her mom. Nico's mom then explains that every family is different from what Nico may see from her friend's families. Nico's mom give examples of families that may have a single mother or single father, parents being divorced, children being raised by their grandparents, stepfamilies, and more. Nico's mom teaches her that every family is stuck together with a strong glue called love.
This is a great book that I would love to read aloud to my students and have in my classroom. This book would be good for Kindergartners to third graders. I would have my students write or draw their families and explain what makes their family different, unique, and special.
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