One of the most popular requests we get at the reference desk are for books about families – all kinds of families! Below is a list of great books for the very young to the older child about families and what makes them so special.
• Ben and the Sudden Too – Big Family by Colby Rodowski
• Brothers and Sisters: Family Poems by Eloise Greenfield
• Celebrating Families by Rosemarie Hausherr
• Clifford’s Family by Norman Bridwell
• Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family by Sandra Levins
• Families Have Together by Harriet Ziefert
• Grandma Esther Remembers: A Jewish – American Family Story by Ann Morris
• Grandma Hekmatt Remembers: An Arab – American Family Story by Ann Morris
• Grandma Lai Goon Remembers: A Chinese – American Family Story by Ann Morris
• Grandma Susan Remembers: A British – American Family Story by Ann Morris
• I’m Adopted! by Shelley Rotner and Shelia M. Kelly
• In My Family = En Mi Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza
• Just Me and My Family by Mercer Mayer
• Molly’s Family by Nancy Garden
• My Family Is Forever by Nancy Carlson
• My Family: Love and Care, Give and Share by Lisa Bullard
• My New Family: A First Look at Adoption by Pat Thomas
• Ninety – Three In My Family by Erica S. Perl
• The Family Book by Todd Parr
• The Kingfisher Book of Family Poems chosen by Belinda Hollyer
• We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr
• Welcoming a New Baby by Mary Auld
• What A Family! A Fresh Look At Family Trees by Rachel Isadora
• Yafi’s Family: An Ethiopian Boy’s Journey of Love, Loss and Adoption by Linda Pettitt
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