This Is My Family Celebrates the Many Beautiful Ways a Family Can Be Formed

This Is My Family by Julie Grabowski-McGowan

Julie Grabowski McGowan offers children and families an inclusive message about belonging, acceptance, and the love that connects every family.

NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Julie Grabowski McGowan celebrates the diversity of modern family life in This Is My Family, an illustrated children’s book centered on a simple and meaningful idea: families can take many forms, but love is what brings them together.

Illustrated by Madisyn Hebert, the book introduces young readers to the understanding that there is no single definition of what a family must look like. Instead, it focuses on the loving, supportive relationships that give children a sense of security, connection, and belonging within the family units that surround them.

At the heart of This Is My Family is recognition of the many ways children experience family. As households and family structures continue to reflect a wide range of relationships and circumstances, Grabowski McGowan offers a welcoming message that allows children to appreciate their own families while recognizing those that may look different from theirs. The book emphasizes what these families share rather than what separates them, presenting love and support as the common foundation.

Through its child-friendly approach and illustrations, the story creates an accessible opportunity for conversations about family, inclusion, and acceptance.

Grabowski McGowan’s purpose in creating This Is My Family comes directly from her belief that children thrive when surrounded by adults who love and support them. The book is dedicated to family units, the adults who create and nurture those environments, and the children who grow within them. Rather than placing one family structure above another, the story recognizes the value of loving relationships themselves. That focus gives parents, caregivers, and educators a positive way to help children understand that families may be different in appearance or composition while still providing the same essential experience of being loved and belonging.

This Is My Family is designed for children as well as the parents, caregivers, teachers, and other adults helping them understand the world around them. Its message can encourage young readers to feel confident about their own family while developing respect for classmates, friends, and neighbors whose families may be structured differently. By approaching family diversity through the familiar language of love and support, the book provides a foundation for conversations about empathy and inclusion without losing sight of the reassuring message at its center: every child deserves to feel that their family is recognized and valued.

Julie Grabowski McGowan uses This Is My Family to honor the adults who build loving homes and the children who flourish within them. With illustrations by Madisyn Hebert complementing its inclusive message, the book presents family as something defined by connection, care, and the relationships that help children thrive. Grabowski McGowan’s approach offers young readers an affirming reflection of contemporary family life while encouraging them to appreciate the experiences of others. Ultimately, the book reminds children and adults alike that although families may take many forms, love remains the bond they can share.

You can contact the author at her website: https://juliemcgowan.com

The book is available at: https://a.co/d/0j7yW6Ge

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Julie Grabowski McGowan
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