My Dad is My Uncle's Brother

(Hardback)

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The family is a thing of many parts - a complicated puzzle made of brothers, sisters, mums, dads, uncles, friends, grandparents. Sooner or later all of us get lost in the maze of kinship, trying to understand who is a great-uncle and a stepfather, who's married to whom, what in-laws are, and why someone who's only just been born can immediately becomes uncle or nephew to someone. The protagonist of this hilarious book, together with his father, ventures to climb his own genealogical tree, happily finding his own place as a part of this big, lively, crowded universe.

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'Such a fun concept, creatively and inclusively handled' - Two in a Teepee
'A wonderful way of introducing the notion of families to children' - Armadillo Magazine
'Fascinating will provoke lots of discussion and help little ones to see just how their family fits together' - Parents in Touch
'There is a real sense of play in the way the characters have been drawn and collaged from a range of brightly coloured shapes' - The Association of Illustrators

Author Bio

Joe Lyward studied Illustration at Plymouth University and has an MA in Childrens Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. He won a graphite Pencil at the D&AD Awards in 2016, and was a V&A Illustration Awards nominee in 2012.