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Families Belong

Author Dan Saks
Illustrated by Brooke Smart
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Board Book
$8.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Rise x Penguin Workshop
6.5"W x 6.5"H x 0.5"D   | 8 oz | 60 per carton
On sale Sep 01, 2020 | 26 Pages | 9780593222768
Age 1-3 years | Up to Preschool
Reading Level: Lexile AD530L | Fountas & Pinnell K
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A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of families being - and belonging - together.

Families belong
Together like a puzzle
Different-sized people
One big snuggle

This deliciously warm board book is an appreciation of the unconditional love and comfort shared within a family. Through a handful of specific yet universal scenarios, from singing songs together to sharing food together, from dancing together to lying still together, this book invites the youngest readers to celebrate what it means for a family to be truly together.
--American Library Association Reading Pick (2021)

--Amazon Best Book (2020)
Dan Saks (he/him) 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. View titles by Dan Saks
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.

Brooke recently won an honorable mention in the 2016 SCBWI Portfolio Showcase in New York City. View titles by Brooke Smart

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A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of families being - and belonging - together.

Families belong
Together like a puzzle
Different-sized people
One big snuggle

This deliciously warm board book is an appreciation of the unconditional love and comfort shared within a family. Through a handful of specific yet universal scenarios, from singing songs together to sharing food together, from dancing together to lying still together, this book invites the youngest readers to celebrate what it means for a family to be truly together.

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--American Library Association Reading Pick (2021)

--Amazon Best Book (2020)

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Dan Saks (he/him) 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. View titles by Dan Saks
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.

Brooke recently won an honorable mention in the 2016 SCBWI Portfolio Showcase in New York City. View titles by Brooke Smart

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