Review: Won Ton and Chopstick & My Family,Your Family

Title: Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw 
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Format: e-book (kindle fire)
Pages: 40 pages
Genre: Children

Synopsis: A new puppy arrives, and nothing will be the same.
Told entirely in haiku and with plenty of catitude, the story of how Won Ton faces down the enemy is a fresh and funny twist on a familiar rivalry.

(14) Review: This is a fun little book about Won Ton the cat whose owner brings a puppy, Chopstick, home. Won Ton is not thrilled at all with the new addition and feels very displaced by his arrival.  He finally realizes that they have some things in common and that maybe this dog isn't so bad.

This book is the 2nd in the Won Ton series and is written in Haiku. I'm not quite sure why this book was listed under adoption other than it does explore the feelings of getting a new sibling and how siblings don't always look the same.  This may be a good book for families adopting for the second time.

Title: My Family, Your Family (Cloverleaf Books TM - Alike and Different) by Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Format: ebook (kindle fire)
Pages: 24 pages
Genre: Children

Synopsis: Makayla is visiting friends in her neighborhood. She sees how each family is different. Some families have lots of children, but others have none. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have parents who are divorced. How is her own family like the others? What makes each one great? This diverse cast allows readers to compare and contrast families in multiple ways.

(15) Review: Filled with fun illustrations and talking points on each page, this book discusses different types of families and how not all families look the same.  Some have kids, some don't, some are divorced and have step- parents and step-siblings, some children are adopted and don't look like their parents, some have 2 dads, some are bi-racial, some are loud, some are quiet.  No matter what type of family you have there is something special about yours.

This is a great way to help children understand the wonderful diversity we have in the world and the different ways families are created and the different ways they live.  One isn't better than the other they are just different.