Samantha Trinidad is an Australian author and creator of children's books. She began writing children's books while studying to become a Primary School Teacher. Wanting to create books for children and families that celebrate family, diversity, race, culture, history, inclusion and love.

Family is, is a children's picture book that honours the diversity of families while beautifully illustrating what they do together as a family. This engaging children's book shows children the many diverse types of families. Throughout this beautiful book families from different ethnicity and cultural backgrounds are wonderfully represented. This delightful book illustrates different family dynamics, from single parent, foster parent, adoption, same gender parents. The illustrations celebrate multiracial families and their different appearances, traditions and cultures. The purpose of this book is to remind children that their family is special, regardless of how they appear or how they are made up, and to encourage them to appreciate their heritage, mixed backgrounds, and diverse families. Family is, expresses that all families are unique and that's what makes your family special.