Every Family Is A Tree
For thousands of hopeful parents, the path to building a family is anything but traditional.
Dr. Andrea Z. Ali-Panzarella, the author of Every Family is a Tree, knows this firsthand. After years of struggling with infertility and loss, she and her husband welcomed their three sons with the help of compassionate physicians and gestational carriers.
Now, through her beautifully illustrated children’s book, Dr. Ali-Panzarella is helping parents normalize conversations about family-building, loss, and the many ways love creates a family. With warmth and honesty, she offers an empathetic voice to families navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, surrogacy, and adoption—and a much-needed resource for children growing up in non-traditional families.
Every family is a tree and can grow in many ways…
No truer statement has ever been said. This is a simple yet deep book that goes straight to the heart of the matter. Family. They come in all shapes and sizes. Encompassing traditional families as well as contemporary families, there is no family (that I can think of) left out! But they all have one thing in common…
The illustrations are vivid and showcase each kind of family as a tree of its own. I can’t imagine how many children will love to learn that every family is the same in the only way that matters.
-One More Exclamation Blog
While this book may not fit the traditional definition of a children’s book, it deeply explores the struggles of parents facing infertility, pregnancy loss, and the journey of adoption. However, this book serves as a great resource in helping children growing up in such non-traditional families to understand the idea, that how a child comes into the world matters far less than the love and embrace that welcomes them into a family.
A family can be big or small consisting of a single or a traditional unit—it doesn’t really matter. What truly matters is the love, warmth, care, and nurturing within the family. The author goes on to say that the root of a family is just pure LOVE
The book also consists of beautiful and bright illustrations, which is eye catching. This book contains of few words with a strong message.
-Chapter Chats with Caroline Blog
