# Families Belong - Board Book

by **Dan Saks** (Author), **Brooke Smart** (Illustrator)

**A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of families being - and belonging - together.**

_Families belong_  
_Together like a puzzle_  
_Different-sized people_  
_One big snuggle_

This deliciously warm board book is an appreciation of the unconditional love and comfort shared within a family. Through a handful of specific yet universal scenarios, from singing songs together to sharing food together, from dancing together to lying still together, this book invites the youngest readers to celebrate what it means for a family to be truly together.

### Author Biography

**Dan Saks** is a musician and music educator specializing in early childhood education. He has lived and taught in New York City, Mexico City, and Switzerland and has traveled the world as a performing musician. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Brooklyn, New York, where he produces _Noodle Loaf_, a popular music education podcast for kids. A Top 10 Apple Podcast in Music Education for Kids and a 2020 Webby Honoree, _Noodle Loaf_ brings families together to learn music fundamentals through play, laughter, and lots of fun.

**Brooke Smart** is an illustrator based in Sandy, Utah, where she spends her days gathering ideas for stories and her nights telling those stories with her pen and paintbrush, inspired by her daughter, the wildest and most creative three-year-old in the world. She earned a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University in 2007.

Brooke recently won an honorable mention in the 2016 SCBWI Portfolio Showcase in New York City.

**Number of Pages:** 26

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 6.4 x 6.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 01, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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