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¡En familia! Sobre el hijo de la nueva amiga del hermano de la exmujer del padre y otros parientes.
Biel a veces se pelea con su hermana Lisa. Mina no tiene hermanos, pero desde que se separaron los padres lo tiene todo por duplicado. Jonás tiene un tres cuartos de padre al que quiere un montón. Carla y Max tienen dos mamás y dos papás. Julia está triste desde que murió su mamá y no tiene ganas de tener una nueva mamá. Paula celebra dos fechas al año: la del cumpleaños y la de su llegada a la familia adoptiva.
Una cosa tienen todos ellos en común: cada uno pertenece a una familia, y como esta solo hay una el mundo.
Una divertida guía para entender las diferentes constelaciones familiares.
Una cosa tienen todos ellos en común: cada uno pertenece a una familia, y como esta solo hay una el mundo.
Una divertida guía para entender las diferentes constelaciones familiares.
36 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Alexandra Maxeiner
10 books2 followersAlexandra Maxeiner is a German playwright and author, best known for her non-fiction books for children.
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December 14, 2024
Could've been even more diverse.
May 6, 2021
This one is surprisingly complex - a lot of text and the content is also quite difficult. It explores all possible types of family and relationships, painting a quite diverse picture. And the message is quite compelling, too: There is not one type that is right. There are a lot of them and they are all ok. The book even manages to touch on conflict, unhappiness and even child abuse. This very measured approach makes it quite valuable, I think.
December 20, 2013
Very important book for children! We have to teach them to avoid sterotypes such as "normal family", and raise them to be capable of thinking outside the box. Who can say what is a "normal family" anyway?
October 13, 2016
It's a really good book about all the kinds of families there are.
As someone who's been abused, I appreciated the part about how some people treat their kids badly and even hit them which they don't have the right to do. I liked that it told children that it was bad to yell at them all day and to hit them, because people will often tell you it's normal and you should understand your parents and accept it.
Even if it was a small part of the book and could have been longer, I appreciated it. It's important that kids are told that. It's passages like this, in books, or movies, no matter how small that can help you keep on going and comfort you when everyone tells you the way adults treat you is okay, that it's their right and you will do the same to your own kids one day.
It was still a bit unclear about emotional abuse, as it is often more insidious than that.
But as I'm French and lots of children's books here show people hitting kids or physically punishing kids as if it was OK or mistreating them in other ways and people keep trying to legitimate it, as I had no idea before reading the book, it was a very good surprise.
It talks about all kinds of families (families without kids, families with two moms, two dads, families with multiple moms and dads, chosen families, etc.) respectfully and openly, I was pleasantly surprised. The passage with the gay couples was kinda cis-centric, though, and I wish they would have included some trans people and polyamorous parents, but it's a really good book. I didn't expect it at all and was pleasantly surprised.
My German is too bad to review this book truthfully, so I'm forced to review it in English to give it the review it deserves.
It's a great book to start a conversation with kids about families as well.
As someone who's been abused, I appreciated the part about how some people treat their kids badly and even hit them which they don't have the right to do. I liked that it told children that it was bad to yell at them all day and to hit them, because people will often tell you it's normal and you should understand your parents and accept it.
Even if it was a small part of the book and could have been longer, I appreciated it. It's important that kids are told that. It's passages like this, in books, or movies, no matter how small that can help you keep on going and comfort you when everyone tells you the way adults treat you is okay, that it's their right and you will do the same to your own kids one day.
It was still a bit unclear about emotional abuse, as it is often more insidious than that.
But as I'm French and lots of children's books here show people hitting kids or physically punishing kids as if it was OK or mistreating them in other ways and people keep trying to legitimate it, as I had no idea before reading the book, it was a very good surprise.
It talks about all kinds of families (families without kids, families with two moms, two dads, families with multiple moms and dads, chosen families, etc.) respectfully and openly, I was pleasantly surprised. The passage with the gay couples was kinda cis-centric, though, and I wish they would have included some trans people and polyamorous parents, but it's a really good book. I didn't expect it at all and was pleasantly surprised.
My German is too bad to review this book truthfully, so I'm forced to review it in English to give it the review it deserves.
It's a great book to start a conversation with kids about families as well.
October 12, 2020
Heldig for mig, findes den på dansk også, under navnet "Hele familien!"
En meget spændende og indsigtfull forståelse på hvordan konceptet "Familie" er bånde samme.
Vi kommer rundt omkring og møde forskellige typer af familier.
Det kan sikker være med styrke barns forståelse på familie former.
Personligt synes jeg der mangle noget mere om forskellige familie former som ikke er en del af heteronormative opfattelse.
Der blev nævnt regnbuefamilier og "Found family/Chose family"
Men der mangle mere af det.
En meget spændende og indsigtfull forståelse på hvordan konceptet "Familie" er bånde samme.
Vi kommer rundt omkring og møde forskellige typer af familier.
Det kan sikker være med styrke barns forståelse på familie former.
Personligt synes jeg der mangle noget mere om forskellige familie former som ikke er en del af heteronormative opfattelse.
Der blev nævnt regnbuefamilier og "Found family/Chose family"
Men der mangle mere af det.
June 29, 2022
Świetna książka. Pokazuje różnorodne rodziny. To prawda, bo przecież każda rodzina jest inna.
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April 11, 2026Petit livre sur la diversité des familles
April 18, 2018
Quand j'ai feuilleté le livre pour la première fois, j'ai vraiment aimé, parce qu'il y a TOUTES les situations possibles: adoption, divorce, remariage, LGBT, enfant unique, fratrie, ... Ca me semblait un super outil pour les classes et enfants en général.
Cependant lorsque j'ai pris le temps de lire plus attentivement j'ai été frappée par la "blancheur" des personnages. Il y a bien quelques personnes de couleur, mais ça fait très "token representation". Je ne serais pas à l'aise pour le montrer à une classe diverse. Dommage. Il a de très bons aspects, mais celui-ci est assez difficile à passer outre.
Cependant lorsque j'ai pris le temps de lire plus attentivement j'ai été frappée par la "blancheur" des personnages. Il y a bien quelques personnes de couleur, mais ça fait très "token representation". Je ne serais pas à l'aise pour le montrer à une classe diverse. Dommage. Il a de très bons aspects, mais celui-ci est assez difficile à passer outre.
August 1, 2016
Es un libro buenísimo para que los niños lean sobre los distintos tipos de familia que existen, sin ser ñoño o demasiado didáctico, muestra de manera simpática una gran diversidad de familias y al finalizar motiva a los niños a escribir sobre la suya, habiendo leído ya que todas las familias son distintas (sin un tono moralizante).
September 22, 2024
Una deliciosa manera de explicar a los pequeños (y no tan pequeños) los múltiples tipos de familia que pueden existir.
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