a fun-loving, bubbly young girl who loves her mother very much. But when Family Fun Night rolls around for school she worries. What will the other kids think when it’s just her mom? Will they laugh at her because her family is so small? Are they the strangest family that will go? She wants for a large noisy family like her friend has. Lily tells her mum she sometimes wishes she had sisters or a dad who lived with her or even a brother! Mama said she knows and that she wishes that too, but their little family just feels so right, and that love is what makes a family and they have plenty of that. When they arrive at Family Fun night, Lily sees all her friends and their families – of every size, shape and color, having a great time. She finds out some kids have stepmoms or stepdads, some were adopted and some live with their grandparents. She learns there are as many ways of showing love as there are stars in the sky. A beautiful book showing the love between a mother and her child and how love is what makes a family. Horton Hatches The Egg Picture Book/Poems Geisel, T. (2004). Horton Hatches The Egg. London: Collins. Horton Hatches the Egg is the story of Horton the Elephant who is tricked by a lazy and irresponsible bird Mayzie to sit in her nest on her egg while she takes a short break which becomes a permanent vacation to Palm Beach. Hortons kindness and generosity are tested when Horton is laughed at by the other jungle animals, captured by hunters, exposed to the elements, forced to endure a sea voyage and then placed in a traveling circus. He endures some hardships and overcomes Mayzie’s obvious deceit but is always loyal to his word and caring towards the egg stating “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, one hundred percent!” The story is told in Dr. Seuss’ trademark rhymes which makes it a very fun read. The traveling circus makes it way to near Mayzie’s Palm Beach residence and Mayzie visits the traveling circus Horton is a part of just before the egg is about to hatch to demand Horton return it. The egg eventually hatches with a combo of Mayzie and Hortons features and Horton and the egg return to the jungle happily. A lively and fun story about an unexpected adoption and single father. Central Park Serenade Picture Book/Poems>