This book takes one element of The Great Big Book of Families — the arrival of new members into a family — and explores all the different ways a baby or child can become part of the clan, including natural birth within a nuclear family, adoption, fostering, same-sex parents, and many other aspects of bringing babies or children home. Following in the approach of the Great Big Book series, Welcome to the Family includes 12 double spreads, each exploring one theme, and lots of humor, jokes, and fun along the way. A unique information book, Welcome to the Family spreads an important and positive message: every family is different and every family is equally valid and special, no matter how or when their children arrive.