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Family

The following list contains books about Family as a central theme. The books range from Preschool level (age 1-3) to 8th grade (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.

Fiction Thematic Stories
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Pre-K - Kindergarten

Title
Author
Category
Link
A New Chick for Chickies
By: Janee Trasler
Fiction
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Baking Day at Grandma’s
By: Anika Denise
Fiction
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Brave As Can Be: A Book of Courage
By: Jo Witek
Fiction
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Cinderella
By: Chloe Perkins
Fiction
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Everywhere Babies
By: Susan Meyers
Fiction
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Grandpa’s Top Threes
By: Wendy Meddour
Fiction
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Guess How Much I Love You
By: Sam McBratney
Fiction
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Hello in There!: A Big Sister’s Book of Waiting
By: Jo Witek
Fiction
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Homemade Love
By: Bell Hooks
Fiction
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I Love You Through and Through
By: Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
Fiction
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Jazz Baby
By: Lisa Wheeler
Fiction
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Just Me and My Dad
By: Mercer Mayer
Fiction
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Just Me and My Little Brother
By: Mercer Mayer
Fiction
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Little Cub
By: Olivier Dunrea
Fiction
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Love Makes a Family
By: Sophie Beer
Fiction
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
By: Barbara M. Joosse
Fiction
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Mommy’s Best Kisses
By: Margaret Anastas
Fiction
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My Dad Is Amazing
By: Sabrina Moyle
Fiction
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On the Night You Were Born
By: Nancy Tillman
Fiction
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Pride and Prejudice
By: Jennifer Adams
Fiction
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Someday
By: Alison McGhee
Fiction
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Spot Loves His Mommy
By: Eric Hill
Fiction
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That’s Me Loving You
By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Fiction
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The Family Book
By: Todd Parr
Fiction
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The Runaway Bunny
By: Margaret Wise Brown
Fiction
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When the World Was Waiting for You
By: Gillian Shields
Fiction
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Where's My Mom?
By: Julia Donaldson
Fiction
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Family for Louie
By: Alexandra Thompson
Fiction
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Alma and How She Got Her Name
By: Juana Martinez Neal
Fiction
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Always in My Heart
By: Andi Landes
Fiction
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Around the Table that Grandad Built
By: Melanie Heuiser-Hill
Fiction
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Better Together
By: Barbara Joosse
Fiction
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Between Us and Abuela
By: Mitali Perkins
Fiction
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Clara and Davie
By: Patricia Polacco
Fiction
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Dia de Los Muertos
By: Hannah Eliot
Fiction
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Enemy Pie
By: Derek Munson
Fiction
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First Laugh—Welcome Baby!
By: Rose Ann Tahe
Fiction
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Georgia’s Terrific, Colorific Experiment
By: Zoe Persico
Fiction
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Grandpa Green
By: Lane Smith
Fiction
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How to Raise a Mom
By: Jean Reagan
Fiction
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Jingle Dancer
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Fiction
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Little Elliot, Big Family
By: Mike Curato
Fiction
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Little Miss, Big Sis
By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Fiction
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Love and the Rocking Chair
By: Diane Dillon
Fiction
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Love You Forever
By: Robert Munsch
Fiction
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Love You More Than Anything
By: Anna Harber Freeman
Fiction
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Mama Seeton’s Whistle
By: Jerry Spinelli
Fiction
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Mango, Abuela, and Me
By: Meg Medina
Fiction
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Max’s Castle
By: Kate Banks
Fiction
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Me and My Family Tree
By: Joan Sweeney
Fiction
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My Mommy and Me
By: Kristin N. Ramos
Fiction
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Sheila Rae, the Brave
By: Kevin Henkes
Fiction
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
By: Patty Lovell
Fiction
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Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon
By: Grace Lin
Fiction
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The Berenstain Bears series
By: Stan and Jan Berenstain
Fiction
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The Best Sweater
By: Lynne Garner
Fiction
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The Cow Who Climbed a Tree
By: Gemma Merino
Fiction
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The Great Big Book of Families
By: Mary Hoffman
Fiction
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The Hello, Goodbye Window
By: Norton Juster
Fiction
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The New Small Person
By: Lauren Child
Fiction
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The Relatives Came
By: Cynthia Rylant
Fiction
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The Remember Balloons
By: Jessie Oliveros
Fiction
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The Sister Book
By: Todd Parr
Fiction
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The Tide
By: Clare Helen Walsh
Fiction
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Thunder Cake
By: Patricia Polacco
Fiction
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You Be Mommy
By: Karla Clark
Fiction
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We Are Family
By: Patricia Hegarty
Fiction
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