Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart of Family

A sweet little picture book about how everyone in families can help with domestic labor to keep home feeling warm, bright, and safe.

It reminded me of how serene Ice Bear makes cooking and cleaning look in We Bare Bears, and I like the idea of helping kids be cognizant of the logistics and effort behind making sure everyone gets fed, clothed, bathed, and taken to various appointments and activities. Not in a guilt-trippy way, but to encourage them to feel part of and participate in the larger dynamic, in age-appropriate ways.

The rhyming felt a little forced to me at times, I wish the phrasing had been less clunky. And, as diverse as the characters were, there was a distinct lack of disability and how that can profoundly impact upkeep with household tasks. To be clear, it did not claim to address this. It just felt like a (maybe unfair/unreasonable) blindspot to me personally, especially compared to the nuanced representation of, say, [b:Bodies Are Cool|55333940|Bodies Are Cool|Tyler Feder|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1603738739l/55333940.SX50.jpg|86294444].