A touching and heartwarming picture book about adoption, acceptance, and inclusion. A Crocodile in the Family is a charming children's story about a family of birds who stumble across a lone egg in the Australian bush. After taking it home to care for the egg themselves, they discover it's actually a baby crocodile! The bird family raises the baby crocodile as one of their own, and as their community continues to ask questions about their reason why they keep him, the family says the answer is simple. Because he belongs, that's why! With a story that captures your heart and stunning illustrations, A Crocodile in the Family is the perfect children's book about what makes a blended family so beautiful.

· A heartfelt children's book that conveys messages of acceptance, inclusion, adoption, and blended families to instill important and relevant values in young children at an early age

· A story about a family of birds that stumble across an egg in the Australian bush and take it home to nurture it themselves

· After the egg hatches and it's a baby crocodile inside, many other animal families question why the birds keep the crocodile as their own and their answer is simple: because he belongs

· Filled with stunning illustrations by an award-winning illustrator, Daron Parton. His previous work includes illustrating The Ultimate Survival Guide to Bedtime Monsters and six other children's books

· Author Kitty Black is a children's author with a background in psychology and education