My Family is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.K.6 and Literacy.L.K.1. Readers will meet the family through the eyes of an African-American child. Narrative nonfiction text and bright friendly full-page photographs invite readers in to the roles of family members. This book should be paired with "Meet Amy's Family (9781448889020) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.