My Big Fantastic Family

Themes: Family, Feelings, Health and life skills, Identity 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This uplifting story about split families encourages young learners to express their feelings and see that there are different ways of living.  

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Author and publisher: Adam & Charlotte Guillain, Nosy Crow Ltd 

Summary: This book tells the story about Lily-May whose father has just moved out. Lily-May’s life changes, but there are some positive changes as well; now, she plays more with just mum and she does exciting things together with her dad.  Soon, mother has a new partner, Peter, and he has two boys who make a lot of noise. When planning her birthday party, they invite all the people in her new family. There are more people to play party games with and a lot more people laughing and more presents. When her friends ask her “Where’s home?”, she says “It’s anywhere with my big fantastic family.”  

Suitable for students in years: 5-7 

Tags: Family, Feelings, Health and life skills, Identity
Published Mar. 22, 2022 9:42 PM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:33 PM