This was an adorable little story that shows kids how every family is different and no two are going to look the same. I really enjoyed this book.

A fantastic book for a specific need. Many people want to educate their children on the different ways that reproduction and families can be made, but they might struggle with finding the proper words to say or be embarrassed about questions. This book is geared towards elementary school kids, who can listen to explanations and then ask more specific questions, a practice that eases the tension a bit for all.

A clever title and an important message. A good reminder that family means something different to everyone. Doesn’t stand well on its own as it is a bit dense, but a good conversation starter to digest in pieces.

This book does a fantastic job of explaining different families and different forms of reproduction (IVF, sperm and egg donations, parents fertilizing together, etc), as well as reasons that families may choose those types of reproduction..

I received a copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely loved this book! My granddaughter enjoys it at bedtime, too.

Thanks to the publisher for the early copy.

I really loved this, and am excited to add it to our library collection. I loved the overlap between a 'how are babies born' and 'what makes a family' book.

This book was more clinical than I was expecting. However, I think it's a great book. I'd definitely recommend it for teachers or older kids/teens. Very informative but not overwhelming.

This book kind of threw me for a loop when the nude male and female showed up. I wasn’t expecting it and I was caught off guard. While I love what this book was trying to do I think it was a bit too wordy for young kids. As an educational tool it’s really well done however it’s pretty technical and could have been simpler. I would recommend a warning on the front as this looks like a cartoon fun family book and it’s far more than that. While I have no issue Answering my kids questions about bodies and babies it should still left to the discretion of the parents to prepare and talk with the kids. I read the synopsis and it touches on what is inside but it’s not clear by just looking at the cover.

The idea behind this book is great. It shows different families such as adoptive and blended families. It also goes into the scientific process on how a baby is created, naturally or through in vitro. The book was much too wordy for the targeted age group.

While this book has a good message, it seemed far too advanced for the age at which it was aimed. There were points where it felt like a wall of complicated text. Way too much information was crammed in.

dults often feel flummoxed when the time comes to talk to children about "how babies are made."  This book with its appealing multicultural illustrations helps come to the rescue.


All Ways Family is geared towards six to ten year olds, although I would just recommend this as a guideline.  The  book's approach is to have children talk about their families.  Readers starts with Paula, who goes to see the ultrasound with her heterosexual parents.  When Paula returns to school with the ultrasound, her teacher talks to the class about reproduction.


This book is very inclusive.  The classmates go on to hear from children where there was assisted reproduction and families formed by adoption.


The book provides an introduction to talking about "All Ways" families may be formed.  It can help adults to begin a discussion with children who are at that age where adults need to begin this conversation.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book ine exchange for an honest review.

The purpose is good, to make children understand that family can form in many way. However, it wasn't delivered well as it become too complicated and boring.

It could be better if they insert more pictures or maybe use interesting charts

If you're struggling with explaining to your children the questions such as reproduction, IVF, adoption, gay marriages and many other, often tricky issues for your child to understand, this might be the right book for you. There is no bees and flowers, all the questions are well explained and made bit easier for a child to understand. Well done!

This book has a fantastic concept however the text is too long and the words to advanced to appeal to the younger age group. This book would be fantastic as an introductory non-fiction about this information as not much else out there exists.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me an ARC for an honest review.

My first read with this book was with my daughter. We actually stopped reading because I was not prepared for all the details! It is about how babies are formed, IVF, and adoption. I am not opposed to books at all that talk about those topics. I just want to make sure I read them first.

The topics were handled deeply. They went into the facts about the methods of families being formed. I thought the facts were accurate and age-appropriate. I just wasn't mentally prepared to have conversations with my five-year-old today. That is for another day to come!

This is by far the most comprehensive book about pregnancy and adoption I have seen for young children. I loved how inclusive and informative it was.

I got an eARC from NetGalley for a review. Echoing some of the other reviews, I believe this book is a little bit awkward given it's advanced medical vocabulary and its illustrations geared towards 0-6 year olds. That being said, there is not another book in my library's collection about IVF or non-traditional methods of having children directed towards children. I think this book could be a really good springboard tool for a further discussion with a curious child about where babies come from. Yes, the vocab is advanced but I am not envisioning a parent reading literally every single word but using the book to start having the discussion with their child. They may not even read every page. There are many children under the age of 6 whose parents are trying for another with IVF or other such methods and I could see them being curious. This is not a book that will go flying off the shelves and it probably won't be the first pick for the average parent looking for reproduction books for their kids. However, it has a place for some people who will go looking for it. If you have the budget, I would stick it in the higher level nonfiction youth collection with the 612s about puberty/reproduction or your parent-teacher collection.

I received an arc of this title from Netgalley for an honest review. This book started out so promising about a child getting a new brother, then it went into a lot of reproduction talk and pictures, which would be okay, but there is way too much text your little ones and the word choices are too advanced.

I received a free digital ARC through NetGalley. This is a very inclusive how a family is made book including adoption and invitro.

I see what the authors were attempting with this book that's been translated from Spanish, but the text is so long and the vocabulary is so advanced that it really doesn't seem well suited for young kids. It attempts to show all the ways families can be created, with information and illustrations about reproduction, IVF and adoption. I appreciate the authors' attempts to use inclusive language about people who identify as female and LGBTQ couples and so on, but it's just not very suitable for a younger child's attention span or vocabulary. The information could be helpful for older kids to understand these processes, but it's written and illustrated as a picture book for pretty young children, so I'm not sure what audience will really be well served by it.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.