This is a great book that provides information about families. It talks about families and the things they like to do. It includes how families are diThis is a great book that provides information about families. It talks about families and the things they like to do. It includes how families are different sizes and how they are made up of different types of people. It mentions in the in how "all children are apart of families". This book relates to the cultural topic: family, because it provides information to a specific subject which is families. This book is an informational text, and should be able to be understood by children of all ages. The illustrations which are pictures in this book have more meaning than the text and are guaranteed to capture the readers attention. This story also includes a wide range of diverse cultural groups, values, and perspectives. Children are sure to gain some type of understanding about families and how they are different. ...more
This is a great book that talks about all the different kinds of families around the world. It talks about all the differences between families, the tThis is a great book that talks about all the different kinds of families around the world. It talks about all the differences between families, the things they like to do, traditions, where they live, what they look like, and the different kinds of people that can make up a family. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, because it provides information specific to the subject of family. This is an information text, that will be easy for all children to understand. This book will help encourage thinking about families and may bring up a few questions. The illustrations in this book are pictures. Each picture is a clear representation of what the text is trying to explain. There a variety of cultural groups displayed in this book and diversity among those groups. This book can help a child realize all the different kinds of families that are in the world. ...more
This is a book about a family of kids who go on an adventure before bedtime. It starts off where a young boy is in a swamp and he hears scary noises aThis is a book about a family of kids who go on an adventure before bedtime. It starts off where a young boy is in a swamp and he hears scary noises and goes to hide in a tree. Then his sister comes and tells him that mama said its time for bed, and the young boy tells his sister that there are monsters in the swamp and the sister ends up in the tree with her brother. The same thing continues to happen with their older brother, their cousins, and then the monster, until finally mom shows up and tells them herself that it is bed time. That is the reader will realize that it was only a bedtime story being told, and they young boy who is the narrator starts to prepare for bed. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, because their family shows how they get ready for bed. Students will find this story very exciting because of the imagery and the language that is being used in this story. This book is a fantasy fiction and will take the minds of our reader into a new imaginary world. The illustrations used are perfect for the plot and do a great job at holding the readers attention. In this book the characters are very simple and the language is very fun to use and read. ...more
This book tells the story of a young boy named Cosmos who starts to experience divorce in his family. At first his parents are happy but then they begThis book tells the story of a young boy named Cosmos who starts to experience divorce in his family. At first his parents are happy but then they begin to argue all the time, so Cosmos' parents go to him and explain that they are getting a divorce and that mom is moving out. This makes Cosmos feel a range of emotions, and his parents try to comfort him. When Cosmos gets to school he shares the news and is shocked to find that a lot of his friends parents are divorce. Some of his friends respond to him in a nice manner, by trying to share their experience. Others, are not so nice to Cosmos and make fun of him, for reasons which are revealed in the book. Cosmos realizes that there are plenty of people he can talk to about how he feels so he chooses to talk to his grandmother. After talking with his granny Cosmos becomes much happier. He starts spending time with each parent in their own home and notices that his parents are happier. At the end Cosmos remembers one important thing, which is that his parents love him and that they will always be a family. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, because it shows how a family can start off together in one home and may eventually split and end up in two homes. This book is a realistic fiction book and definitely can offer an array of things to think about and cause questions to arise. It does include a family problem and how that family chose to resolve their issues. The illustrations are very depicting of what is taking place in the story and even add a few extra things that could be very interesting. The characters use speech that directly relates to their cultural and language and a few of the background characters are of different cultural backgrounds. ...more
I love this book because of its simplicity. It uses little words and great illustrations to describe a type of family. Claire Masurel's Two Homes storI love this book because of its simplicity. It uses little words and great illustrations to describe a type of family. Claire Masurel's Two Homes story is about a young boy who introduces himself as Alex. Alex is the narrator and throughout this story he tells us how he has two of everything, split between two parents. He takes us on a visual journey showing his two houses, two bedrooms, two toothbrushes, two chairs, and so on and so forth. At the end he shares that he loves both of his parents and his parents love him no matter whose home he is in. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, because it is a representation of a family who does not love together. The main character lives with both parents but in separate homes,and is a prime example of the fact that you do not have to stay in the same home to be a family. This book is realistic fiction and could be very interesting to children based off of the illustrations alone. This book uses language that is very simple and easy for children to understand. The illustrations are the biggest part of this book. They tell majority of the story and allow the readers to see how different two homes can be. This book exposes children to a different view of a family home, and shows them a different lifestyle that is simple to understand. ...more
A Chair for my Mother by Vera B. Williams, is a story about a little girl, her mother, and her grandmother. The story is told in the little girls poinA Chair for my Mother by Vera B. Williams, is a story about a little girl, her mother, and her grandmother. The story is told in the little girls point of view. She begins by informing the reader how hard her mother and her work to save money, and grandma often chips in. The narrator continues to explain why they are saving their money in a giant jar for a special chair. She begins to tell the story of how her family home burned down. She reveals that after the unfortunate fire several people throughout the community came and gave them donations of all sorts, but they still did not have a big comfy chair to rest in at the end of the day. After the narrator finishes telling the story of how their house burned down, she reveals that they finally saved enough money to buy a big comfy chair. So her and her family shop and shop, until they finally find the perfect chair. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, because it resembles a single parent family. This book is realistic fiction and includes a plot that is very interesting. I was shocked to find that the author begin to tell the story from the place at which the characters were currently at in their lives and then went back to tell us how they arrived to that point. The pictures in this book are a good representation of what is taking place, and clearly depict the character and the story line. This book exposes children to a different way of life culturally. ...more
This book was simply amazing! My Family is Forever, by Nancy Carlson is a book about a little girl who shows that although she may not look like her mThis book was simply amazing! My Family is Forever, by Nancy Carlson is a book about a little girl who shows that although she may not look like her mother and father, they are her family. She tells her story of how she came from a far away land just to be with her new family. She shows how her and her family prepared for her welcome, how she got to me her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She also talks about all the different things that her family likes to do. Sometimes she thinks of her birth parents and if she looks like them, but then she strongly reminds herself that her family loves her. Through good and bad times, family is forever. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, and shows that members of are family can come from all different kinds of places. Some members of our family can even be adopted. This book is realistic fiction, and includes a rich, and thick plot, but does not include any issues that need resolving. The illustrations are perfect visualizations and clear representations for what is taking place in this story. There is a lot of cultural diversity among the characters of this story, with the adopted child being of Asian decent, and her new family appearing to be Caucasian. ...more
Our new baby by Heather Maisner is about a family of four who is preparing to welcome a new baby into their family. During their mothers pregnancy youOur new baby by Heather Maisner is about a family of four who is preparing to welcome a new baby into their family. During their mothers pregnancy young Ben starts to feel left out from his family. From his perspective, as time gets closer to the baby's delivery everything he loves and wants starts are gone. In the end, his parents and family make him feel loved by allowing him to take part in naming the new baby. Ben is also surprised to receive a special gift from an unexpected person in the end. This book relates to the cultural topic: family, and shows that sometimes in a family, certain family members can feel left out, and that we always want to find a way to make them feel welcomed and apart of the family. This book is realistic fiction, and includes a very interesting plot that allows room for questions and comments. The pictures flow perfectly with the story, providing a great visual. In this story the characters use language that matches their culture. Unfortunately, this book does not exhibit a wide range of cultural groups. ...more
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