The Book of Family

A set of bilingual children’s picture books (published by Habbi Habbi) teaching kids about non-traditional family structures.

The book is published in 6 different languages, and teaches kids about different family structures.

The mural was located in King Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California.

I worked with Habbi Habbi to illustrate their Book of Family—a set of books to help kids learn different languages with a magic “reading wand.” The book is now published in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, and Italian.

With the Book of Family, kids experience different family structures—from multigenerational, to single-parent, to blended families and more. This book also has a family tree, reminding kids how to address different family members. For example, in Chinese, names are different for maternal vs paternal grandparents and uncles and aunts on different sides of the family.

Every inch of the book is tappable with the reading wand, to make the experience as interactive as possible for kids: 

  • Tap sentences: To hear it read aloud in English and Chinese/Spanish

  • Tap vocabulary boxes: To hear vocabulary about objects in the illustrations

  • Tap the characters: To hear their expressions and conversation

  • Tap the rest of the illustration: Explore the environments the family is in

  • Tap white space: For a fun musical tune!

You can find the books on Habbi Habbi's website.

“He loves loves loves the Family book. He just loves looking at all the different families on each page. And I think it’s just so incredible the content that you provide—to help families get acquainted to everything that is real in this world.”

Customer

Some photos of the book by Mini Style Mag.

The mural was located in King Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California.

It was really fun getting to play with the physical copies myself! These books have been the perfect gift for my friends and family who have kids.

The mural was located in King Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California.