Many forms of family life
Six diverse and inclusive families are shown taking part in ordinary activities and significant occasions, including welcoming a new baby and marking festivals or anniversaries.
Book details
Krina Patel-Sage - Author
A warm, visually led celebration of how people show love: through friendship, kindness, consideration, comforting gestures, family events and ordinary routines. Six families and recurring named children give young listeners details to notice across different settings.
Book Brief
Sign in to see how this book fits your child and family preferences.
Sign in for personalised guidanceA warm, visually led celebration of how people show love: through friendship, kindness, consideration, comforting gestures, family events and ordinary routines. Six families and recurring named children give young listeners details to notice across different settings.
Six diverse and inclusive families are shown taking part in ordinary activities and significant occasions, including welcoming a new baby and marking festivals or anniversaries.
Care appears in small moments such as a warm towel after a bath or a hug after a fall, as well as in friendship and family activities.
The book may work particularly well for shared reading where adults pause over the illustrations and invite children to spot recurring characters, describe caring actions and connect them with their own experiences.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: another book-specific source is still needed.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
These links show the original reading lists. Inclusion is not a guarantee of suitability for your child.