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My Family and Other Families: Finding the Power in Our Differences
This funny and heartwarming tale about friends, family and Ferris wheels, shows lots of different families who are all equal.
A book for every family, this story gently shows children that it’s wonderfully normal for every family to be different and the things that set us apart can bring us closer.
Liam has just one thing on his making it to the Ferris wheel to use his ticket. There’s just time to check out the rest of the funfair, where his friends are playing games, munching popcorn, and going on rides with their families. But when Liam’s Ferris wheel ticket goes missing, it’s a race against time for him and his friends to find it. Will they make it?
Featuring bold, colorful illustrations and an inspiring message, toddlers and young children will love reading along and engaging in this story that celebrates all different types of families.
A vibrant picture book for children ages 3-5 years old, My Family and Other Families :
- Is written by popular parenting bloggers and influencers, Two Dads in London
- Shows different types of families with a clear message of diversity, difference and acceptance
- Contains a fun and engaging story with plenty of re-read potential
- Includes bouncy, child-friendly illustrations from Andy Passchier
Grown-ups and little ones can enjoy sharing this sweet and gentle picture book with beautifully vibrant illustrations, spreading the message that all families are equal and are unique in their own way.
A book for every family, this story gently shows children that it’s wonderfully normal for every family to be different and the things that set us apart can bring us closer.
Liam has just one thing on his making it to the Ferris wheel to use his ticket. There’s just time to check out the rest of the funfair, where his friends are playing games, munching popcorn, and going on rides with their families. But when Liam’s Ferris wheel ticket goes missing, it’s a race against time for him and his friends to find it. Will they make it?
Featuring bold, colorful illustrations and an inspiring message, toddlers and young children will love reading along and engaging in this story that celebrates all different types of families.
A vibrant picture book for children ages 3-5 years old, My Family and Other Families :
- Is written by popular parenting bloggers and influencers, Two Dads in London
- Shows different types of families with a clear message of diversity, difference and acceptance
- Contains a fun and engaging story with plenty of re-read potential
- Includes bouncy, child-friendly illustrations from Andy Passchier
Grown-ups and little ones can enjoy sharing this sweet and gentle picture book with beautifully vibrant illustrations, spreading the message that all families are equal and are unique in their own way.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published October 11, 2022
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June 10, 2024
LGBTQ pride Observance Month: Book #2.
August 7, 2023
‘My Family and Other Families’ is an educational story from London-based best-selling authors, Richard and Lewis Edwards-Middleton. As usual when reviewing a children’s book, I enlist the help of a grandchild and on this occasion, it’s Grandchild Five (GCF).
The plot is succinctly summarised in the synopsis and the story features Liam who lives with his parents. Needless to say, he’s extremely excited by the prospect of going to a funfair! We follow his adventure and the mishap that befalls him before he can achieve his ambition of riding on the Ferris wheel.
GCF thought the story was uncomplicated and would hold the attention of a pre-school age child as well as being something a Key Stage 1 child could probably read alone. He thought the word ‘carousel’ might be challenging. He noted the inclusion of words starting with the same letter for effect. He agreed with me that reading it with an adult or older sibling would enable them to talk about the diverse characters and how they worked together to solve Liam’s problem.
We both thought the pictures were colourful and engaging and particularly appreciated the impact of the pages with a white background. When Liam lost his bright blue ticket, his surroundings disappeared as he could focus on nothing else.
We decided that this book is age-appropriate and in a thoughtful and non-peachy way, it will help younger children appreciate that families come in all shapes and sizes. It really doesn’t matter how family units are comprised, what’s important is that they are functional both for themselves and the wider community. We award five stars.
The plot is succinctly summarised in the synopsis and the story features Liam who lives with his parents. Needless to say, he’s extremely excited by the prospect of going to a funfair! We follow his adventure and the mishap that befalls him before he can achieve his ambition of riding on the Ferris wheel.
GCF thought the story was uncomplicated and would hold the attention of a pre-school age child as well as being something a Key Stage 1 child could probably read alone. He thought the word ‘carousel’ might be challenging. He noted the inclusion of words starting with the same letter for effect. He agreed with me that reading it with an adult or older sibling would enable them to talk about the diverse characters and how they worked together to solve Liam’s problem.
We both thought the pictures were colourful and engaging and particularly appreciated the impact of the pages with a white background. When Liam lost his bright blue ticket, his surroundings disappeared as he could focus on nothing else.
We decided that this book is age-appropriate and in a thoughtful and non-peachy way, it will help younger children appreciate that families come in all shapes and sizes. It really doesn’t matter how family units are comprised, what’s important is that they are functional both for themselves and the wider community. We award five stars.
March 2, 2025
"My Family and Other Families" follows a simple and repetitive but fun story of Liam and his family visiting the carnival, in which Liam encounters all of his friends and their families. However, seeing the last of his friends, Liam then loses his bright blue ticket to the ferries wheel and backtracks through all of the families to find it. Luckily, it is found and obtained and finally, all of Liam's friends and Liam himself get to rid on the ferris wheel, concluding with a message that family is made up of the people who care about you.
Using this in my future classroom, I could see myself bringing this to explain that families are not only just your parents or siblings, but they are the friends you make in your lifetime and their families as well. Family isn't always blood-related and students should know that they are not limited to just that. Anyone can make up a family as long as there is love.
On the other hand, I could see this being used either in small group read-alouds or independent reading with its easy-to-follow nature.
Using this in my future classroom, I could see myself bringing this to explain that families are not only just your parents or siblings, but they are the friends you make in your lifetime and their families as well. Family isn't always blood-related and students should know that they are not limited to just that. Anyone can make up a family as long as there is love.
On the other hand, I could see this being used either in small group read-alouds or independent reading with its easy-to-follow nature.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2022
Families of all types and races join together at the funfair. Diversity is shown in the text and illustrations. There is a same-sex couple. A grandfather in a wheelchair. A stepfather with vitiligo. And people are different sizes.
The determination to be explicitly diverse does mean a certain flatness to the story.
The authors are a gay couple, with children. The illustrator is non-binary.
The determination to be explicitly diverse does mean a certain flatness to the story.
The authors are a gay couple, with children. The illustrator is non-binary.
February 24, 2025
I really enjoyed this story! In my classroom I think that I would utilize this text to discuss patience and living in the moment as well as togetherness. I enjoyed the illustrations as I felt they were very representative & the way the authors used speech bubbles to denote which characters in the story were speaking!
March 25, 2025
Blech. Can't we move past books that other nontraditional families and just start including all the different kinds of families in texts without that being the point of the book? The more we call attention to this, the more nontraditional families are othered. Normalize inclusive representations of families - period!
February 26, 2025
This book is perfect to read to children that all families are not the same and that's okay. Some families have a mom and dad, others have dads, and some are grandparents. The illustrations play a huge role in this book and spotting differences as well.
February 14, 2023
main character was kind of a dick
May 9, 2023
Wonderful! This book is now new in my school library!
March 10, 2024
I thought the words and illustrations felt flat. At one point, I wondered if AI wrote it.
5yo liked the extra activity in the book flaps: finding illustrations hidden in the pages.
5yo liked the extra activity in the book flaps: finding illustrations hidden in the pages.
April 3, 2025
Ugh I wanted to like this story but it just had no life to it whatsoever.
December 2, 2025
encourages students to celebrate differences
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