Dan Saks is a musician and music educator specializing in early childhood education. He has lived and taught in New York City, Mexico City, and Switzerland, and has traveled the world as a performing musician. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Brooklyn, New York, where he produces
Noodle Loaf, a popular music education podcast for kids. A Top 10 Apple Podcast in Music Education for Kids and a 2020 Webby Honoree,
Noodle Loaf brings families together to learn music fundamentals through play, laughter, and lots of fun.
Brooke Smart is an illustrator based in Sandy, Utah, where she spends her days gathering ideas for stories and her nights telling those stories with her pen and paintbrush, inspired by her daughter, the wildest and most creative three-year-old in the world. She earned a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University in 2007.
A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of the different ways a family can grow.A wish began your journeyAnd now that you are hereOur family has grown with loveWith love for you, my dear.This warm appreciation of love invites the youngest readers to share in the joy and excitement of expecting families. The lyrical, rhyming text subtly references pregnancy, surrogacy, and adoption, gently touching on the different ways a family can grow. The book's celebratory yet comforting tone incites both appreciation and understanding, leaving readers with a lasting message of unconditional familial love. Includes a simple glossary at the end.
"A wonderful addition to library shelves everywhere." --
School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)
"A sweet and inclusive look at the different ways that families are formed." --
Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW)
Kellogg's Feeding Reading Program Pick
Über den Autor
Dan Saks is a musician and music educator specializing in early childhood education. He has lived and taught in New York City, Mexico City, and Switzerland, and has traveled the world as a performing musician. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Brooklyn, New York, where he produces Noodle Loaf, a popular music education podcast for kids. A Top 10 Apple Podcast in Music Education for Kids and a 2020 Webby Honoree, Noodle Loaf brings families together to learn music fundamentals through play, laughter, and lots of fun.
Brooke Smart is an illustrator based in Sandy, Utah, where she spends her days gathering ideas for stories and her nights telling those stories with her pen and paintbrush, inspired by her daughter, the wildest and most creative three-year-old in the world. She earned a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University in 2007.
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A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of the different ways a family can grow.
A wish began your journey
And now that you are here
Our family has grown with love
With love for you, my dear.
This warm appreciation of love invites the youngest readers to share in the joy and excitement of expecting families. The lyrical, rhyming text subtly references pregnancy, surrogacy, and adoption, gently touching on the different ways a family can grow. The book's celebratory yet comforting tone incites both appreciation and understanding, leaving readers with a lasting message of unconditional familial love. Includes a simple glossary at the end.
New Author with Built-in Fan Base: Dan Saks has earned accolades and a large international following for his children's podcast, Noodle Loaf, with original songs and topical themes, and is now a published author following the release of the first board book in this series, Families Belong.
Celebrates Diversity: In an ongoing effort to represent diversity in children's publishing, the celebration of different ways a family can grow is both relevant and important.
Third in a Series: Families Grow follows both Families Belong and Families Can, completing the trio of family-themed board books based on Noodle Loaf song lyrics.
