Fancy dancin’ baby Baby sings, “DOO-WOP-DOO!” Every page has that sing-song rhythm, depicting a very jazzy family celebrating jazz with the youngest member of their family.

This is one of my favorite read-alouds: “Auntie toe-taps. Jazz Baby By Lisa Wheeler, Illustrated By R. I tear up every time I read this because I just want Abuela to give her two grandchildren and her child that good warm hug that she used to. This story is so sweet and touching, about how a family is still a family no matter what side of the border they’re on.

But with a little ingenuity, María finds a way to give Abuela both their presents. Both she and her little brother Juan have made her presents, but while María’s scarf fits easily through the fence, Juan’s family portrait does not. It’s been five long years since María has seen her abuela, but she still remembers the sound of her voice calling her angelita, and misses her warm hug. Neat! Picture Books About Family Between Us And Abuela By Mitali Perkins, Illustrated By Sara Palaciosįor La Posada Sin Fronteras, María and her family drive to the border to see their abuela through the border wall. It also provides the names for groups of animal families-a dazzle of zebras, a cloud of bats, a town of prairie dogs. But lift the page and voila, their family appears to help them out. Each page shows a single member of an animal family alone with a possible threat. This lift-the-flap board book was one of my daughter’s favorites for a few months. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Better Together: A Book Of Family By Barbara Joosse And Anneke Lisberg, Illustrated By Jared Andrew Schorr Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. The vibrant art and colors pop, and there are many things toddlers can point to and name. It’s a joyful and bright celebration of the many ways families take care of and love one another, from waking up bright and early in the morning to the sound of drumming, to splashing in the biggest puddles. Board Books About Family Love Makes A Family By Sophie BeerĮvery kind and type of family can be found in this board book. Here are 20 such children’s books that depict the diversity of family life, and also show what really makes a family-love and care. Now, numerous children’s books show and celebrate families of many kinds doing their normal family things, which can also vary greatly! I love it, and I love reading all of them to my daughter. Rarely were children’s books published that showed the wide variety and realities of family life. When I was a child, children’s books either depicted homogenous, white families with two to three children doing family things, or a family of animals with two to three children doing family things.

Stella brings the family book