We show that if $f \colon S^1 \times S^1 \to S^1 \times S^1$ is $C^2$, with
$f(x, t) = (f_t(x), t)$, and the rotation number of $f_t$ is equal to $t$ for
all $t \in S^1$, then $f$ is topologically conjugate to the linear Dehn twist
of the torus $(1&1 0&1)$. We prove a differentiability result where the
assumption that the rotation number of $f_t$ is $t$ is weakened to say that the
rotation number is strictly monotone in $t$.