{"product_id":"our-family-is","title":"Our Family Is...","description":"\u003ch2\u003eYour Family's Name for Love Belongs on This Page\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a word your child already knows for the person who tucks them in at night. A word for the smell of the dish that means celebration. A word for the feeling of being completely, perfectly home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 183, 186);\"\u003eOur Family Is...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e puts those words on the page. In your language. In your voice. So your child grows up seeing exactly who they are and where they come from, in a warm, beautifully illustrated hardcover picture book made for reading together again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe First Book in Your Family's Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Family Is...\u003c\/strong\u003e is Book 1 of the \u003cstrong\u003eOur Family Story 3 Book Set\u003c\/strong\u003e, three hardcover picture books that grow with your child from birth to age 6:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOur Family Is...\u003c\/strong\u003e Identity, heritage, and the people your child loves most\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOur Family Does...\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditions, celebrations, foods, and rituals that make your year feel like home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOur Family Says...\u003c\/strong\u003e The greetings, pet names, and everyday expressions that fill your home with love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book stands beautifully on its own. Together, they become something your child will reach for at bedtime for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book: Hardcover $75\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete Our Family Story 3 Book Set: 3 Beautiful Hardcover Books $175 with free shipping (regular $225)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuilt Around Your Real Family\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou know your family's story better than anyone. We build this book around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe give you a simple, warm questionnaire with categories and prompts. You fill in your family's real words, in your own language, your own spelling, your own way. You can even share personal photos or family artwork to weave into the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is what we gather from you:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour child's name and the names of every family member who matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe words your child uses for the people they love (Lola, Baba, Dadi, Kokum, Teta, Oma, whatever is yours)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour home language and any second language spoken at home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe foods, clothing, and objects with their real names in your language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour family's traditions, celebrations, and seasonal moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicknames, expressions, and terms of endearment from your everyday life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal photos or family artwork you would love included (optional)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery detail you share becomes part of the story. Every word you give us lands on the page exactly as your family says it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSimple Enough for Toddlers. Rich Enough to Last a Lifetime.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Family Is... is 20 to 40 pages of warm, simple storytelling designed for little ones under 5. Short sentences, rich illustrations, and real family words that children absorb naturally through repetition and read-alouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome language words sit comfortably alongside English throughout every page. Your child hears \"Dadi\" and learns \"grandmother.\" They hear \"Lola\" and learns \"grandfather's wife.\" They hear your language and their new language in the same loving sentence, and both become theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is how bilingual children build their identity. One bedtime story at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Window Before School\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor families raising children in Canada who are under 5 and not yet in school, this book arrives at exactly the right moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool is coming. English is coming. The world outside your door will teach your child so much. Our Family Is... makes sure your language, your people, and your child's sense of self travel with them into that world, rooted deeply in who they are before the rush begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCreated In Canada, For Families Who Carry Two Worlds\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly created in Canada, with deep respect for the cultures, languages, and traditions that newcomer families carry with them when they build a life here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour child is growing up Canadian. They are also growing up as something beautifully richer than that. This book holds both truths at once, honouring where you come from while celebrating exactly where you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether your family speaks Filipino · عربي · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · አማርኛ · 中文 · Українська · Español · हिन्दी · or any language you call home, your words belong in your child's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Family. One Book. Yours Alone.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Our Family Is... is individually crafted for your household and exists only for you. Professionally designed, beautifully printed as a hardcover keepsake, and delivered to your door ready for tonight's storytime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace your order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShare your family's story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFill in our warm, simple questionnaire with your words, your language, and your family's details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWe write and design your book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur storytelling team builds your personalized picture book around everything you share. We write the stories, design the pages, and place your home language and English side by side on every page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview and approve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou see your story before it goes to print. You tell us what to change. We make it right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReceive your keepsake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour hardcover book arrives beautifully printed and ready to read\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Families Love It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGives children under 5 a warm, joyful sense of who they are and where they come from, before school begins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilds bilingual vocabulary naturally through repetition and read-alouds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrates the real words, relationships, and cultural identity of your specific family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreates a hardcover heirloom that children, parents, and grandparents return to for years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps preserve home language and cultural identity during the most important developmental window of your child's life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCommon Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Our Family Is...?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a fully personalized hardcover picture book built around the real words, languages, relationships, and cultural identity of your specific family. 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