Publisher's synopsis
This gentle and witty picture book explores the many ways we can have a family!
Celebrating blended families and the ways in which our lives and homes can differ, Family Forest is a modern Australian classic.
Some families are big, some families are small, some families look nothing yours – at all! Families come in all shapes and sizes – half-sisters and half-brothers, whole siblings, and step-mums and step-dads. Some parents are married, some have partners and some don’t! While some kids have a family tree, others have a family forest!
Shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year, Family Forest is a funny and approachable way to introduce young readers to different family structures. Created by the award-winning author Kim Kane and celebrated illustrator Lucia Masciullo, this colourful and light-hearted book is an excellent conversation starter for parents and caregivers.
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Kim Kane is an award-winning Australian author who writes for children and teens. Her books include the CBCA short-listed picture book Family Forest, and her time-slip children’s novel When the Lyrebird Calls. Her funny and feisty character Ginger Green is the star of two series: Ginger Green, Play Date Queen, a beloved first-reader series, and Ginger Green, a junior fiction series about getting a little bigger and new experiences.
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Born and bred in Livorno, Italy, Lucia currently lives on the Gold Coast, where she works as a freelance illustrator specialising in children’s books. Since her move to Australia in 2007 she has collaborated with Australian and English Publishers and has illustrated seventeen books, including Come Down Cat! (CBCA Honour Book and shortlisted in the Prime Minister Award, 2012) and the successful series Our Australian Girl.
Lucia likes to create whimsical characters and dynamic compositions and she works with traditional techniques, mixing watercolour, pencil and acrylic. Her most recent books are Together Always, by Edwina Wyatt and The Ballad of Henry Hoplingsea, by Julia Hubery.
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