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Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The advice in this book can help girls understand and get along with parents, stop fights with siblings before they start, and negotiate solutions to any problem. Includes engaging activities to help girls create memories with the people they live with and love, plus tear-out family fun coupons and awards.
5) Superfudge
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother Fudge.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Formats
Description
Big kids Anna and Oliver give young readers the inside scoop on what to expect when a new baby is expected. In a fresh picture book/comic style, Ready, Set...Baby offers up a funny, loving, reassuring peek into life as a big brother or sister--with solid information, kid-friendly humor, and even tips for parents on how to help kids thrive when the new baby arrives.
7) Rocky road
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Fashion-loving twelve-year-old Tess moves with her deaf younger brother and impulsive single mother to Schenectady, New York, where they open an ice-cream shop and lead a campaign for urban renewal.
Author
Series
Publisher
LB kids
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Hearth's Warming Eve is a very special day. It is a time when families gather to remember when the three pony tribes joined in harmony and founded Equestria. When Applejack's and Pinkie Pie's families celebrate the holiday together, however, they soon realize that not everypony has the same traditions. What can the two different families learn from each other?"--
12) Lift
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
13) Our moms
Author
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Michael, Paul, Jennifer and Anne! Each of these four children are different in many ways, but all of them have one thing in common...Their moms are in prison. Parental incarceration affects children in many ways. Our Moms is not just an ordinary book, it is a resource for adults, and conversation starter on a sensitive issue that impacts over 10 million children in the US." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
How is a family a community? This book shows young readers that, like a community, a family has members who perform roles. Parents teach and care for their children and go to work to earn money for the family; children have rules to follow and household jobs to perform. Cooperation and communication between family members keeps the family community strong.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Down syndrome advocate and viral sensation Sofia Sanchez comes this beautiful and inclusive picture book about all the different ways to make a family. Families come in many different shapes and forms -- but they all teach you how to be strong and show you how loved you are. Alongside a sweet and simple narrative, the warm illustrations tell their own story. Beginning with Sofia Sanchez's adopted family, readers will meet families with two moms...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You Be You! is an illustrated children's book for ages 5 and up that makes gender identity, sexual orientation and family diversity easy to explain to children. Throughout the book kids learn that there are many kinds of people in the world and that diversity is something to be celebrated. It covers gender, romantic orientation, discrimination, intersectionality, privilege, and how to stand up for what's right. With charming illustrations, clear...
Author
Publisher
Shining Hall, an imprint of Twelve Winters Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Clarissa Pettaway has waited five years for her father to come home from prison. When the day finally arrives, her mother makes a special dinner, and her father calls her his favorite names: Oh, Clarissa, Sissy, Sassafrass Girl, I'm never gonna leave you again. Soon, however, Clarissa discovers it isn't all that easy for people who have been incarcerated to rejoin their families and reenter society. Two books in one, Clarissa's Disappointment combines...
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