What Makes a Family?: A Let’s Talk picture book to help young children understand different types of families

From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book helps children understand and celebrate different types of families.

From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book helps children understand and celebrate different types of families.

What Makes a Family? helps you start conversations with your child to explore different types of families, from what makes them unique to what they all have in common. Using everyday examples, clear explanations and colourful illustrations by Sarah Jennings, this book is perfect for celebrating families of all shapes and sizes.

This diverse picture book covers lots of different family structures, including nuclear families, blended families, LGBTQ+ families, single-parent families, fostering and adoption. It’s the perfect resource for starting important conversations with children about what different families can look like, and the love that holds them all together.

Let’s Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.

• | Author: Molly Potter, Sarah Jennings
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• | Publication Date: Jul 03, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781801994422
• | ISBN-10: 1801994420