Your Family - by Carlos Esparza & Saman Maydani (Board Book)

About the Book

"Studies have shown that, similar to our ability to learn new languages, our ability to easily distinguish between the faces of people whose race is different from our own diminishes over time. These studies indicate that this capacity to differentiate, with very little effort, between the faces of people of another race is greatest before we reach the age of one and is nearly gone by the time we are twelve. After this developmental window is closed, more effort is required to recognize and remember the faces of other-race individuals. Your Family offers a chance to create the kind of exposure necessary in those early months to avoid what one study calls "spontaneous visual preference and a recognition advantage for own-race faces" as adults. The book is also intended as an invitation for families to discuss and celebrate the diversity of the global human family to which we all belong"--

Book Synopsis

Your Family is a colorful and vibrant board book that celebrates diversity. Studies have shown that similar to our ability to learn new languages, our ability to easily distinguish between the faces of people whose race is different from our own diminishes over time. According to these studies, this capacity to differentiate is greatest before we reach the age of one and is nearly gone by the time we are twelve. This book is designed to take advantage of this developmental window and introduce the youngest members of our families to the radiant faces of people from a wide range of backgrounds. More than anything it is an invitation to celebrate the beauty and diversity of the greater human family to which we all belong.

About the Author

Carlos Esparza is a graphic designer and musician. He composes music for films and with his band, Lullabies for Falling Empires. For more than a decade he has designed books of all kinds and for all audiences. He lives in Hawai'i with his wife and son. Saman Maydani is an award-winning director, editor, and producer of documentary and narrative films. She is attracted to the power of story as a tool for human connection and healing. She lives in Hawai'i with her husband and son.