Built Together
by Mina Starsiak
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Pub Date Feb 02 2021 | Archive Date Feb 05 2021
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Description
Join lovable Mina Starsiak Hawk from HGTV’s hit show Good Bones as she brings her signature humor and heart to this warm and welcoming story about families of all shapes and sizes. Gather around for this celebration of diversity and acceptance as you are reminded just how wonderful it is to be part of your own unique family.
Strong families, like strong houses, have sturdy foundations built on trust, love, and a whole lot of TLC. And like houses, no two families look exactly alike. After reading Built Together, children will learn:
- There are countless ways to be a family—including adopted, divorced, single-parent, or blended families
- About diversity and acceptance of not only your own family, but families that look nothing like yours
Built Together:
- Is great for readers ages 4-8
- Features bright, playful illustrations that bring this inspiring story to life
- Is filled with the vibrant community spirit of Good Bones, with instant appeal to long-time fans and new friends alike
- Is a great resource for teachers and parents to help teach children the importance of acceptance and family
Drawing on her own stories of starting Two Chicks and a Hammer with her mom, working with her stepfamily, fostering her niece, adopting her rescue dogs, and playing with her son, Mina invites readers young and old to join her in discovering how we are all stronger together. Because, in the end, families are built as well as made.
Advance Praise
“…readers who appreciate the author’s TV show will warm to its laudable message of inclusivity and the way that families can be built: one kind, welcoming act at a time. Ages 4–8. (Feb.)” – Publishers Weekly
Marketing Plan
•HGTV’s Mina Starsiak Hawk is beloved by her fans with a social media following of 137,000
•Heartwarming, on-trend themes of community, acceptance, and non-traditional families
•Beautiful illustrations sure to appeal to readers of all ages, making this title a perfect housewarming or graduation gift
•Unique concept of renovation and construction as metaphor for important life lessons
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780310769286 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 32 |
Featured Reviews
Pamela D, Reviewer
Built together tells a story about how to make your own unique family. I love the metaphor of building a house to build a family. It goes right a long with the Mina Starsiak's brand. I enjoyed the brig and crisp illustrations and the diversity shown throughout the book.
Sarah V, Librarian
I am a huge fan of Good Bones on HGTV and follow Mina Starsiak on Instagram. When she posted that she would be coming out with a book I had mixed feelings about it. Many celebrities get into wanting to write a children's book and I feel that it is a special someone who can truly write them. Built Together was definitely a cute story where Starsiak uses her unique family background to create the story. Many families are built differently and to showcase how large and unique their family is will reach to many other families. And there are also other ways that make someone part of your family, not just by blood. I felt some of the building aspects were not needed by the child character. They went into detail about maybe you need this tool and this tool, and it felt more like filling up the pages vs the actual point of the story. It needed to only be a quick glimpse. The tools they use for actually build houses do not build a family, it is the way we come together to support one another. You can tell this wasn't necessarily written by a regular children's author, however, the effort and the story behind it I feel will resonate with what we think of families today.
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