Alexandra Maxeiner , Anke Kuhl

We Are Family!

All about dad’s exwife’s brother’s new girlfriend’s child and other relatives

The so-called picture book family consisting of mum, dad and children – it still exists of course, but we all know that there are many other forms of family life. And nowadays, these different types are just as normal: single parent families, patchwork families, same-sex parenting, step-families, rainbow families and adoptive families. All these and more are covered here, as well as blood relationships and elective affinities – and the likelihood of inheriting granddad’s nose.

Reading through this entertaining book with its humorous illustrations, you’ll inevitably find yourself telling stories about your own family and wondering what makes it so unique. Because in the end, we are all part of a family that only exists once in the whole wide world.

Lively, cheerful, and full of factual information – here is a book about the many new and diverse family forms
Awarded the German Children’s Book Award 2011

Rights sold: Brazil, Croatia, France, Italy, Korea, Poland, Spain (cast., cat.), Thailand

Genre: Non-Fiction, Children's Books / YA, Picture-Book

Alexandra Maxeiner

Alexandra Maxeiner was born in 1971, studied in Paris and Mainz, and went on to work as an ad writer for various agencies and as an editor at the Hessian state radio. She has been a full-time scriptwriter since 2002. She lives in Frankfurt, where she works with the studio community labor.