My Family, Your Family

By Lisa Bullard and Renée Kurilla

Different can be great!

Makayla is visiting friends in her neighborhood. She sees how each family is different. Some families have lots of children, but others have none. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have parents who are divorced. How is her own family like the others? What makes each one great? This diverse cast allows readers to compare and contrast families in multiple ways.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781467776608

Lisa Bullard

Lisa Bullard, the author of many picture books and nonfiction titles for younger readers, published Turn Left at the Cow in 2013.   

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Reviews for My Family, Your Family

[kelseyjenkens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In my opinion, this is an awesome book. The book is split up between chapters and touches on each family life a child could have. One main reason why I liked this book so much is that the characters were very believable and well developed. A little girl, Makayla, took the time to visit a few families during the day. Each family was different and this is important for a young child to see. Mikayla’s friend, Olivia, lived with her father on weekends and her mother during the week. Mikayla expressed, “ She has two homes where she belongs.” She also visited her friend Parker. Parker was adopted and has two fathers. Mikayla says that Parkers mother loved him, but couldn’t take care of him. His two dads were meant to have Parker in their lives. Another reason why I enjoyed this book was its delivery. The point of view was shown in first person. Mikayla was telling the entire story and it was very easy to pick out her feelings and experiences throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, Mikayla said that she was apprehensive of having a new sibling. She was worried it was going to change her family. Her father wanted her to go around to different families to see how they were different from hers. This gives a great perspective to the reader. They could put themselves in Mikayla’s shoes while she goes on her adventure to her friend’s houses. The most important message to grab from this book is to understand that families are all unique and different. They may change at different points in life, but that is okay because “different” could be a very good thing.