Florence and Her Fantastic Family Tree

By Judy Gilliam

Sometimes children have difficulty explaining their families to others. Even when they feel tremendous warmth and support within their family, the concept of an expanded, diverse group can be hard for children to put into words or pictures. In Florence and Her Fantastic Family Tree, Florence is assigned the task of displaying her non traditional family tree. She worries she won't be able to squash her big, loving family into neat little boxes and that leaves her frustrated.

“Everyone has a family tree, some are big, some are small. But mine has more than just the roots, trunk, and branches, mine is complicated.  I’ve got six parents (yes, six—you can count with me and see) and enough siblings to take up almost all of my fingers. Will my tree with the stems, branches, leaves, trunk, berries, and nuts showing my great, big, loud, colorful, fun, crazy family even fit on the wall at school?”

Through adorable illustrations that accompany the character’s reflection, Florence and readers will learn to appreciate every family tree for the love it holds- no matter how complicated it may look on paper!

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