Three, Four Tell Me More: My Family

Celebrate diversity with a picture book for very young children about the many faces of contemporary families in this companion to Shades of People. Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended family. This inclusive look at many varieties of families will help young readers see beyond their own immediate experiences and begin to understand others.

Explores the meanings of different actions, expressions, words, and sounds, from a kiss and a clap to a wave and a yawn.

"A picture book about a little girl who has a big night out with her mother at an awards show"--

Nellie and her little brother Gus discuss all kinds of families during a day at the zoo and dinner at home with their relatives afterwards.

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.

In this story that introduces numbered groups from one to ten, we realize that families can be many things.