The Relatives Came

My sister and brother-in-law arrive today and my brother, sister-in-law and nephew arrive tomorrow.  It is going to be a weekend of family fun! A large family reunion is on Saturday and we will see aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins and  second cousins once removed (what does that mean anyway?)  I was fortunate to see my cousins often when I was little.  I really do feel  my "cousins are like brothers and sisters who live someplace else."  I have had that Family Circus panel on my kitchen bulletin board for almost seven years!

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant celebrates summertime, family reunions and family vacations. It brings back fond memories of  overnight visits to Grandma and Grandpa's house when my boys were little. Nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles all sleeping hodge podge around the house, lots of good food, good times, loads of hugs and kisses and many many cherished memories made.

The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, was a Caldecott Honor book in 1986.  It is a great addition for your home library. Pick it up for some summer time reading!