collage of different families, depicted on various electonic devices.

‘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.
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