I particularly loved how Luque incorporates biracial families, adoption, and children who have same sex parents. It's an excellent entry for young readers who are starting to become aware of diversity and the world at large.Ī Handful of Buttons by Carmen Parets Luque is an enjoyable read, and made a particular splash when my teenage step-daughter read it at bedtime with a preschool aged child.
Both written and illustrated by Luque, the book helps young children to see that while families may be comprised in a variety of ways, at the heart of each individual family is the child, loved every bit as much as children from families that may appear more traditional. The illustrations are a combination of child-like stick figures creatively infused with a variety of life-like buttons that make up the faces within the drawing. This is the basis of A Handful of Buttons, a picture book about family diversity by Carmen Parets Luque. There are as many different types of families as there are colors, shapes, and sizes in a handful of buttons. Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
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