Shannon writes a great little poem that carries this book forward at a brisk and jaunty pace.
This picture book will have every child seeing themselves on the page and able to relate, which is definitely something to be celebrated! The book celebrates diversity in families as well with people of different ethnic backgrounds and gay parents. The book is a cheery mix of counting book and family size, moving from one person happily sharing her book with her cat to a very large family of ten with grandparents mixed in. Blanca lives and works in Madrid, Spain.A joyous look at how different families can be and how very happy people can be in small and large families. Now, she illustrates for clients around the world. Blanca Gomez started creating illustrations for her mother when she was a kid. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington. George Shannon is a children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Turkey Tot, Tomorrow's Alphabet, and Lizard's Guest. Complicate your counting curricula in the nicest possible way with this." - BCCB There's an entertaining seek-and-find element to the cited objects, perfect for sharp young eyes, and a closing spread identifies all the countable objects spread by spread. One bowl of pears"), making for a cozy read-aloud that trips agreeably off the tongue. In Shannon's simple, lyrical text, well-chosen, child-accessible details suggest larger concepts of unity and collectivity, differences and commonalities, while still bolstering the fundamentals of enumeration." - Horn Book "The text is focused and precise, and the examples are often friendly ("One pile of pups") and sometimes rhyming ("One house of bears.
"The breadth of diversity on display is refreshing: families include multigenerational homes, interracial marriage, neighboring households, children who identically resemble their parents and those who don't." -Booklist "Round-faced, rosy-cheeked characters representing a broad array of races, cultures, and familial make-up populate this loving concept book about the multitudes contained in the number one: "One is five. From veteran picture book author George Shannon and artist Blanca Gomez comes a playful, interactive book that shows how a family can be big or small and comprised of people of a range of genders and races. Just how many things can "one" be? One box of crayons. About the Book In this story that introduces numbered groups from one to ten, we realize that families can be many things.Ī celebration of diverse families plus a clever 1-10 counting element in this unabridged board book edition of One Family.
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