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Reviewed by Kristie Ingerto for Readers' Favorite
"What is Family?" written by Etan Boritzer and illustrated by Jeff Vernon is a book filled with questions and explanations for children. It also provides a basis for a discussion. Each and every person is different and each family is different. This book discusses how families vary from other families, such as how the family is created, what individuals make up the family unit and how the individuals in a family get along with each other. Interspersed throughout the book are questions and definitions that will help lead to further discussions about one's own family and other families a person has contact with.
What is great about this book is that it addresses every type of family as regards how the family is formed and it also addresses the family dynamics. This is so important because some children may think that they are not normal as they have a family different from that of their peers. This book is sure to help and reassure them. The point that seemed to stand out the most is that no family is perfect; this is important for children to know as they may compare their own families to other families and may believe that another family is perfect and that their family could be if something was different about it. Overall, this book is an excellent resource to be used with children and would be a great resource to use to start off a counseling unit focusing on families as it uses child-friendly terms and descriptions.
