A young boy tells the adventures of his family's summer vacations as his parents choose unusual places to visit.

Bilingual text describes a family as they sit down to a table filled with good food.

In the sequel to Travels With My Family, the family is on the road again -- this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France. They experiences the spring migration of sheep up to the mountain pastures, the annual running of the bulls (in which Charlie's father is trapped in a phone booth by a raging bull), and other adventures large and small. Most of all, though, Charlie and his little brother, Max, grow fond of their new neighbors...

A baby enjoys a number of fun activities with her two mothers.

"Simple text and photographs present adoptive families, including how family members interact with one another"--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and photographs present foster families, including how family members interact with one another"--Provided by publisher.

One winter's night a badger arrives in the forest, cold and hungry. There is little food in this harsh wintertime, but something special about the kind, gentle badger moves Fox, Mouse and Hare. They each help as best they can, and Badger goes on his way. But the storms are getting worse and the animals start to worry.

Louise is given all sorts of reasons for eating her peas. Includes suggested learning activities.

"Charlie can’t wait for school to be over. But he’s wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the middle of a revolutionary shootout in Mexico? Or perhaps another trip abroad? Turns out, this summer the family is staying put, in their hometown. Montreal, Canada. A “staycation,” his parents call it. Charlie is doubtful at first but,...