A Family Like Yours, by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Tammie Lyon
Boyds Mills Press, 2002
 
Here's a rhyming celebration of families, each special and honored in their own way. Dotlich's clever text and Lyon's lively illustrations cover a myriad of households, including proper royal couples, and families who "talk in a whisper" or "bellow about":
 
 
Families are different
They have different styles
Some walk very proper
Some skip down the aisles.
 
Readers jump from human families to cute animals and back again. Dotlich highlights differences in an energetic, playful style, which leads readers to the simple truth of every family:
 
There are zillions of families
In cities.
On shores.
But the one that just fits is a family like yours!
 
For more poetric treats, check out these Wonderkorner reviews by the same author:
 
Lemonade Sun and Other Summer Poems
When Riddles Come Rumbling
 
Want to learn more about this Rebecca Kai Dotlich? Check out our Take Five interview!
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