You Are Loved: A Book About Families by Margaret O'Hair and Sofia Cardoso - ADVISABLE

You Are Loved: A Book About Families by Margaret O'Hair, illustrated by Sofia Cardoso. PICTURE BOOK Scholastic. 2023. $19. 9781338850079 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Not everyone's family looks the same, and family is more than just the people you live with. Your friends and your teachers, even your neighbors love you, but no one loves you like your family. Sometimes you are born into a family, and sometimes your family chooses you. There is no right or wrong way to be a family. 

Such a touching book. AJ said it made her cry (it even mentions missing someone who dies) I loved all the different representations of family, and all the things families say and do that make them special. A great choice for an elementary library.

Lisa Librarian and AJ (7yo)