This colorful cross section of families introduces readers to fourteen real children from around the world and the people they love the most, from Sanne in the

Portraits and profiles of children and their family life around the world.

The strengths of families from culture to culture, when compared to each other, are remarkably similar and give us common ground around the world upon which to

Cultural Studies.

Initimate interviews with family members capture the changes and challenges facing families worldwide.