A series of questions and answers young children might ask about families, accompanied by relevant photographs. Some of the questions have to do with families as a whole - why do we have so many relatives? why do we live in families? Others deal with specifics within families - why do I have to go to bed early? why do some parents split up? why do I have a new stepbrother? Sub-questions in each main question add further details, and the answers are simple and straightforward.