This is a book tells simply about most of the things that make a family and allows one to learn about the terms heard out in the world and on television. Nothing sensational or frightening, just simple explanations about situations and people including what used to be known as standard (including IVF and adoption and families by choice). This is a book of inclusion.
"A Pride family is where one or more parent or carer is LGBTQIA".
Who is LGBTQIA? People you know.
Knowledge destroys fear and hatred.
The illustrations by Kaspa Clarke are delightful, imaginative, and vividly colorful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Jessica Kingsley Publishers via NetGalley. Thank you!

My main goal in choosing books for children is finding ones that represent diversity…and this book could not be more spot-on! I am extremely impressed with the breadth of family situations represented in this book. I am confident that any child or person in a Pride family (a family with at least one LGBTQIA+ person) could find a situation in this book similar to their own. The spectrum of LGBTQIA+ is so wide and it is incredible how well represented that was. I also loved the inclusivity of the illustrations, which represented differing abilities, race, and cultures. Would 100% recommend this book to any educator or parent!

I had so much fun reading this book, the story is so adorable and the illustrations were so well done and charming, there’s so many little details in every page that I couldn’t stop but be mesmerized by it all. I will definitely be recommending it! Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this early copy

I thought this was a very respectful and nice way to introduce inclusivity and tolerance to children. My one note is that the definition for lesbian is “a non male loving another non male” not a woman loving a woman because that is uninclusive to non-binary lesbians

This is such a cute book! It's a really simple way of explaining different types of families to children, to show that all types of family are good. The images are very diverse, too, not just in terms of gender and sexuality, but also disability and race.

Pride Families does not flow well for a children’s book. There is no story. It is made up of pages containing definitions and illustrations.

Yes. Yes, yes. Give me ALL of the queer rep in children’s book. Normalize different family types. This book is beautiful in illustration and in words. I hope families will use this to educate their children in a fun, safe, and entertaining way

This was a very comprehensive walk through different identities using family as a vehicle. It was repetitive in format, but I think that works for children. I could see the illustrations fascinating a younger child, perhaps more than the words. There is persona after person illustrated with all kinds if details.

This is a big topic and I could see the length of this book making some very young kids a little confused, but it might be a book that one goes back to time and again because of the amount of content.

This was a really cute comic/graphic book face towards children. Trying to explain the LGBTQIA+ community I think it goes through all the different sexualities and relationship pairings, and how regardless of if you have four parents or two parents or singular parents that are parents love as always The and I think it also covers that regardless of who they’re into sexually or if they are not into anyone sexually, they still can love and adore children and help them grow

I love these types of books. Written with young people and children in mind, I love that this book shows families in all shapes and sizes, just about every kind of family I could think of. I loved the illustrations, and think everyone could learn from this book. We need more books like this.

This is a very cute picture book that talks about different types of families. I really enjoyed the use of Pride flags throughout the book too with the different types of families. I will be recommending this book.

Pride Families by Aime Taylor is an educational book about the different types of LGBTQIA+ families and how each one is unique. This book touches on topics such as pregnancy, donor conception and surrogacy as well as what it means to be trans, bisexual, polyamorous and so much more! There are detailed illustrations to go along with the text and even a glossary of terms in the back to help all readers to understand.
I read this on my Kindle and there were alot of missing letters, primarily all the ‘a’s, as well as different font types and sizes. I think (hope) that this is because it's an ARC, and therefore an unfinished product HOWEVER this made it very difficult to not only read but also to submit edits as well as hinders my review a bit because I'm not sure what was deliberate. Other than that, it was a great book with a lot of great information for readers of all ages.
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I really wanted to love this but it felt really technical for a children's book. The drawings were sweet and the content good but it was more academic than something I could imagine reading to a kid.

I love the message in this book. However, the artwork makes the people look angry.. I don't feel that it's a good look for a book that is facing opposition just because of the topic.

Pride Families by Amie Taylor is an educational tool best suited for young children but can be used as a starting point or a reference for anyone learning about queer families. The emphasis is on different families, which includes all kinds of diversity, including walking aid and limb differences for both adults and children. The book includes a glossary at the back and explains terms such as non-binary, polyamorous, and transgender through single paragraphs.

This gorgeous little book with beautiful illustrations would make a great learning tool for young children and pairs up well with other non-fiction picture books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, such as Pride and Joy and The Big Book of Pride Flags.

This was a lovely introduction to the LGBTQIA+ community for both parents and children. It did a great job of being inclusive and the illustrations included a lot of diversity.

It did a really good job of including different families including step parents and found family. However, there was a lot of information thrown at you in such a short book which could be overwhelming.

For me, it didn't work as a story necessarily but would work really well as a reference book. Something that parents or children could use to learn about different family units, or be used as a teaching aid when discussing families in a school environment.

Great introduction to different kinds of pride families! Inclusive of various of families, including different genders and sexuality along with found family.

A great book for understanding how different families can be. Includes definitions that young audiences will understand.

I loved the idea of the book, and I think that it's super necessary to have something like this, but a part of me didn't like that it read more like a "dictionary" of sorts than a book about the stories of Pride families. It's not the book's fault, maybe it was that I was expecting something different!

This is a book for those who want more content similar to Rebel Girls series. It's short but a thoughtfully put together selection of different ways to make a family that doesn't conform to the stereotypical picture of cishet nuclear template. With its lovely illustrations, I think it's a great gateway for children to learn about more ways to be: more important in these times of hard-won freedoms than ever. I so wish there was something like this when I was growing up; but it's great that children get to have this noways, and it can be a read for the whole family.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of the book.