We Belong Together Verified listing

Families come together in many different ways—but all families are built on love, care, and belonging. For adopted children and their caregivers, stories that reflect their journey can provide comfort, pride, and connection.

We Belong Together is a vibrant, affirming picture book that celebrates the many ways people become a family. With simple language and bold, joyful illustrations, Todd Parr explores adoption, foster care, and blended families with warmth and inclusivity.

It’s a powerful message for every child: you are loved, you belong, and your family was meant to be.

🧡 Best for parents who...

• Have adopted or fostered a child
• Want to affirm the love and strength in their unique family story
• Are looking for inclusive, loving ways to explain adoption
• Appreciate simple language and emotional resonance for young readers

💛 Best for kids who...

• Are adopted or in foster care
• Want to see families that look like theirs in books
• Benefit from messages of love, security, and belonging
• Enjoy bright, playful illustrations and clear storytelling

🧠 Why It Helps:
This book helps normalize adoption and blended families in a way that’s joyful and reassuring. It builds emotional security, reinforces love as the foundation of family, and invites open conversations between parents and children.

💡 What’s Inside:

• 32 pages of colorful, expressive illustrations
• Inclusive and positive language about all kinds of families
• Perfect for toddlers through early elementary
• A thoughtful gift for adoptive and foster families

Because what makes a family is not how it starts—but how it grows, together.