Five famous picture-book families share their memories, scrapbooks, book dummies, model shots, and final art, revealing how their books were created, how their artistic skills have evolved, and how one's roots influence who and what they become.

The Crews and Jonas family : Donald Crews, Ann Jonas, and Nina Crews -- The Hurd family : Clement and Edith Thacher Hurd and Thacher Hurd -- The Myers family : Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers -- The Pinkney family : Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney -- The Rockwell family : Harlow and Anne Rockwell and Lizzie Rockwell -- Books in the family.