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I love us! : a book about family
by Theodore Henry
Celebrates the many different ways that families show their love for one another, in a text with a mirror and fill-in family tree
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My big fantastic family
by Adam Guillain
Funny and heartfelt, this picture book follows Lily-May as she learns to embrace the positive aspects of her blended family after her parents get divorced, discovering just how many people love her!
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The family book by Todd ParrEnhanced with bright illustrations, a picture book offers a look at the different types of families there are in the world today, such as traditional families, one-parent families, families with same sex parents, and stepfamilies.
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Miles comes home
by Sarah S. Brannen
Miles is excited and scared on adoption day, but when his new dads, Teddy and David, arrive at the foster home, they bring warmth and understanding, plus he now has a sibling, in a book celebrating gay parents.
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Chloe and the Fireflies : A Picture Book
by Chris Clarkson
A gentle look at transitions and new beginnings through the eyes of a child in foster care-- Chloe and the Fireflies is a warm picture book that expands the view of what a family can be
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Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders
by Joanna Ho
"In this heartfelt companion to Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, a young trans-racial adoptee learns to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, discovering these differences are part of her and what makes her beautiful. Illustrations. "
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A crazy-much love
by Joy Jordan-Lake
A debut picture book by the award-winning author of A Tangled Mercy finds a parent recounting the early milestones of an adopted daughter’s life, including her first bath, her first tricycle ride and her first day of school.
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Sweet moon baby : an adoption tale
by Karen Henry Clark
Born to parents in China who dream of a better life for her, a baby girl floats away in a snuggly basket and is protected by a sequence of animal caregivers before arriving in the loving arms of adoptive parents.
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Just like a mama
by Alice Faye Duncan
Carol Olivia Clementine wishes her parents did not live so far away, but Mama Rose provides a home, loves her, and cares for her just like a mother would
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The mulberry bird : an adoption story
by Anne Braff Brodzinsky
Although she loves her baby very much, a young mother bird gives him up for adoption because she is unable to give him the home which he needs
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Real sisters pretend
by Megan Dowd Lambert
Safe in the knowledge that adoption has made them "forever family," stepsisters Mia and Tayja improvise an imaginary adventure with a joyful homecoming to a real home with their two moms
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A mother for Choco
by Keiko Kasza
Choco, a little bird living alone, sets out to find a mother, but he has no luck until he meets the warm-hearted, generous Mrs. Bear and her other children--Piggy, Ally, and Hippy.
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A kid of their own by Megan Dowd LambertClyde has always taken his role of Rooster at Sunrise Farm very seriously, but when Fran the goat and her hyperactive kid, Rowdy, join the other animals, Clyde's feathers are ruffled by all the attention that Rowdy is getting, and soon he is crowing at all hours just to wake up the kid--until all the animals tell him that they have had enough of his grandstanding
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My new mom and me
by Renata Galindo
Worrying about how his adoptive cat mom is so unlike him on the outside, a puppy develops an appreciation for his new family's enjoyment of differences as they participate in the same loving and squabbling activities shared by all loving families.
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Just right family : an adoption story
by Silvia Lopez
"When Meili learns her parents are adopting another child, she must accept the role of big sister and realize a new addition can be just right too"
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Just add one Chinese sister
by Patricia McMahon
Uses the family's own words to describe the arrival of Claire from China to her adoptive home, where her big brother Conor anticipates the day his new sister would arrive.
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Megan's birthday tree : a story about open adoption
by Laurie Lears
Every year on Megan's birthday, her birth mother, Kendra, sends a picture of the tree she planted the day Megan was born, so when Kendra decides to get married and move to a new house, Megan worries that she will be forgotten.
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I love you like crazy cakes by Rose A. LewisA gentle story about the love and joy of adoption is based on the author's experience of traveling to China to adopt her baby daughter and features soft watercolor illustrations.
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Over the moon : an adoption tale
by Karen Katz
The author-illustrator calls on her own experiences with adoption in this delightful tale with bold illustrations of how a special dream creates the formation of a family.
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Bringing Asha home
by Uma Krishnaswami
Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so that he can meet his new baby sister from India
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Ten days and nine nights : an adoption story
by Yumi Heo
A young girl eagerly awaits the arrival of her newly-adopted sister from Korea, while her whole family prepares, in a simple, sweet, and child-centric look at the adoption process from the eyes of a soon-to-be older sibling.
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Grandfamilies - Picture Books
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Grama's hug
by Amy Nielander
May and her grandmother are a team, especially in anything related to science and flight, but when May becomes the first child astronaut, Grama fears she will leave Earth without a goodbye hug
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Grandpa loves
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
While spending a special afternoon together, Grandpa answers his grandson’s question by telling him that his favorite things to do are all the things they do together, including playing baseball, ice skating, and walking through the park.
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Grandfamilies - Chapter Books
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Shouting at the rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Struggling with her unconventional home life and growing distance from a friend, a young meteorology enthusiast leans on the support of her Cape Cod neighbors and bonds with a tragedy-marked newcomer who helps her redefine her perspectives on family.
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Foster Families - Chapter Books
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All the impossible things by Lindsay LackeyStruggling to control the wind powers that render her skies stormy whenever she feels stressed, a foster-care girl arrives at the petting-zoo home of a quirky couple before her new sense of belonging is challenged by the return of her troubled mother.
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Planet Earth is blue
by Nicole Panteleakos
Autistic and nearly nonverbal, twelve-year-old Nova is happy in her new foster home and school, but eagerly anticipates the 1986 Challenger launch, for which her sister, Bridget, promised to return
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Extraordinary birds
by Sandy Stark-McGinnis
Imagining that she will transform into a bird and reconnect with her late mother, an 11-year-old foster child unexpectedly bonds with a new foster mom, a taxidermist and wildlife rescuer who helps her forge a new understanding of home.
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Heather has two mommies
by Lesléa Newman
A modern classic for this generation is being relaunched with an all-new, beautifully illustrated edition that follows Heather as she goes to playgroup and feels badly at first because she has two mothers and no father, but then she learns that there are lots of different kinds of families and the most important thing is that all the people love each other.
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My two moms and me by Michael JoostenA heartwarming board book tribute to same-sex parents and their children is comprised of scenes featuring diverse, hardworking moms sharing family days of eating breakfast, going on playdates and enjoying a swim at the pool before settling down with a bedtime story.
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Home at last by Vera B WilliamsUnable to fall asleep in his new bed after being adopted by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, young Lester crawls into his parents' bed every night, challenging the family dog to help him adjust. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of A Chair for My Mother and the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window.
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LBGQT Families - Chapter Books
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Hurricane season
by Nicole Melleby
A sixth-grader struggling with increasingly adult challenges investigates the story of Vincent van Gogh to better understand her composer father's mental illness, a situation that is further complicated by her love of science and growing awareness about her sexual orientation. A first novel.
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To Night Owl from Dogfish
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A laugh-out-loud tale of friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters, follows the experiences of two 12-year-old girls--one bookish and fearful, the other fearless and adventuresome--who are sent to camp to bond when their fathers fall in love. By the author of Counting by 7s.
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The best man by Richard PeckSweet and observant sixth-grader Archer forges bonds with loyal friends and inspiring teachers against a backdrop of his beloved uncle Paul's gay marriage to Archer's favorite student teacher. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail.
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