Books in this category include stories about kinds of families and activities that families do, such as celebrating holidays, adopting children and communicating across generations.
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All Books in the Families & Friends Category
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes Rose Lewis (Author), Jane Dyer (Illustrator) A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. Based on the author's own experiences. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
I'm Like You, You're Like Me Written by Cindy Gainer As an introduction to diversity, this book depicts the similarities and differences between children. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
Iggie's House Written by Judy Blume This re-issue of Judy Blume's classic 1970 novel dealing with racism and housing segregation still strikes a chord. 11-year-old Winnie is quick to make friends with her new neighbors, the Garbers, who are the first African-American residents of the neighborhood (“The Garbers were black and Grove Street was white and always had been”). Winnie is distressed when another neighbor organizes a petition to pressure the Garbers into moving, and frustrated that her parents are initially ambivalent on the issue. Winnie tries to help her neighbors, and the Garber kids accuse her of befriending them only because she thinks it is “cool” to have black friends. The story has a positive resolution when the racist neighbor decides to move and Winnie makes up with the Garbers. [Grade Level: 4 - 7]
In Daddy's Arms I am Tall Written and Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe A collection of poems written by a number of poets celebrating African-American fathers. [Grade Level: K - 3]
The Irish Piper Jim Latimer (Author), John O’Brien (Illustrator) The Pied Piper plays upon Irish pipes and travels from County Clare in Ireland to the village of Hamelin, Germany, to rid it of its rats. [Grade Level: 4 - 6]
