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A review by hopeakin
Who's in My Family?: All about Our Families by Robie H. Harris
This book is interesting to all children, even if they have a stereotypical, nuclear family. It offers children a variety of things to think about and explore. The story is age appropriate (K-4), and includes a plot- it follows the lives of two mixed children while they learn about families.
The illustrations follow the story well. They are informative, if not slightly stereotypical of different cultures. For example, Asians eat more than "soup, shrimp dumplings, and rice." It just seemed slightly stereotypical, but I understand what they were trying to teach in this section of the book.
The characters do provide examples of a variety of cultures, and there are not negative stereotypes (although, as stated above, there are a few generalizations). The "good" characters reflect a variety of backgrounds, and I really liked that. And there is a plethora of diversity within the story.
It's a great read for a classroom learning about families!
The illustrations follow the story well. They are informative, if not slightly stereotypical of different cultures. For example, Asians eat more than "soup, shrimp dumplings, and rice." It just seemed slightly stereotypical, but I understand what they were trying to teach in this section of the book.
The characters do provide examples of a variety of cultures, and there are not negative stereotypes (although, as stated above, there are a few generalizations). The "good" characters reflect a variety of backgrounds, and I really liked that. And there is a plethora of diversity within the story.
It's a great read for a classroom learning about families!