‘MY FAMILY’ CAN MEAN MANY THINGS, AND THAT’S NORMAL.

This story emphasises how everyone’s family can be very different, with blended families becoming more frequent these days. The old nuclear family model is a distant memory in many cases. The pictures look at what makes a family, and how all children deserve love. 

A 12-page Reader for Grade 1, art-directed by Peter Lague, publisher for Via Afrika, Cape Town. The style used here is the Paper Style, best for simple concepts. 
 
A selection of the families featured in the story, all appearing on cellphones and other devices.
So many different types of families!
A selection of the families featured in the story, all appearing on cellphones and other devices.
Black boy (7 years old) hiking with his dad, on a hike. They wear the usual hiking paraphernalia: suitable shoes, light backpacks, maybe walking sticks, water bottles, and dad has binoculars.
Indian girl (about 7 years old) in a very crowded scene with mom, dad, uncle, aunt, other children (cousins and siblings), a grandmother too, and a baby.
Brown-skinned boy (aged 7) with mother, in middle-class home, making food in kitchen. He is helping to strip coriander leaves.
White girl (aged 7) with two fathers – one white, one brown-skinned, playing a board game.
Indian boy (aged 7) with grandma and grandpa, playing on the swings.
Black girl (aged 7) with a suitcase, next to friendly white woman, walking into house, with a WELCOME banner in the background.
White boy (aged 7) standing between parents, two different houses visible in background.
White girl (aged 7) greets two brown-skinned girls. Behind them, parents are in wedding clothes
Double-story home
My Family Pg 11
Families from the story depicted as a collage of hearts.
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