WE'RE STILL A FAMILY Frances Arnold Illustrated by Lori Broadfoot Winnipeg, Jem Books, 1994. 32pp, paper, $6.95, ISBN 0-9697473-0-6. Distributed by Pemmican Publications. R3C 4K9. CIP Subject Headings: Children of single parents-Juvenile fiction. Parenting, Part-time-Juvenile fiction. Family-Juvenile fiction. Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8 Reviewed by Lorrie Ann Wannamaker Volume 22 Number 4 1994 September We're Still a Family is an emotionally charged collection of stories told from a child's point of view. The young child experiences tragedy in the split-up of his family. An adult needs to read this book first--I found myself becoming quite tearful. The stories do an excellent job of confirming the intense feelings one goes through in a family separation. Author Frances Arnold has based her stories on the experiences of her own child as well as others who have gone through this traumatic event. This first-hand experience is apparent in the well-written stories. The sketches in the book are soft and the children are encouraged in the introduction to colour them. This is first time Lori Broadfoot, the illustrator, has done a children's book. She has captured the child's turmoil well. I recommend this book, but caution readers that this story may be best shared one to one, due to the reactions it might cause. I would want to be very confident of how I would handle a separation question before offering to read this book to a group. Lorrie Ann Wannamaker is a vice-principal at Prince of Wales School in Hamilton, Ontario HOME | TITLES | AUTHORS | MEDIA | AGE/GRADE | FEATURES | DATES The materials in this archive are copyright © The Manitoba Library Association. Reproduction for personal use is permitted only if this copyright notice is maintained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission Copyright information for reviewers Digital Collections / Collections Numérisees cm@umanitoba.ca