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What Makes a Family?

Everything you need to teach Mary Shelley's seminal text, perfect for GCSE and A Level students.

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Pub Date 3 Jul 2025 | Archive Date 15 Jul 2025

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Description

From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book helps children understand and celebrate different types of families.

What Makes a Family? helps you start conversations with your child to explore different types of families, from what makes them unique to what they all have in common. Using everyday examples, clear explanations and colourful illustrations by Sarah Jennings, this book is perfect for celebrating families of all shapes and sizes.

This diverse picture book covers lots of different family structures, including nuclear families, blended families, LGBTQ+ families, single-parent families, fostering and adoption. It's the perfect resource for starting important conversations with children about what different families can look like, and the love that holds them all together.

Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.

From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book helps children understand and celebrate different types of families.

What Makes a Family? helps you start conversations...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781801994422
PRICE £7.99 (GBP)
PAGES 32

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What makes a family? This book is ideal for curious children who ask difficult questions about why their family is different to others. Told from the viewpoint of a curious dog and his intelligent bird friend, it looks at how varied families can be, how children become part of a family and the difficult topic of what happens when families separate. I really like the bright pictures and more complicated language being explained in separate boxes. The examples of conversation starters at the end are a wonderful addition to talk to your child after reading the book. I will definitely be purchasing a copy for my bookshelf. #WhatMakesaFamily #NetGallery

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