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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Sal follows a mother bear while picking blueberries, and the baby bear follows Sal's mother for a surprise meeting in this classic tale.
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
A moving story of a family's dream to save enough money to buy a beautiful easy chair after a fire destroys all their furniture.
Families are Different by Nina Pellegrini
Little Nico, who is adopted, realizes that some children live with one parent, two parents, or grandparents, and that some children have stepbrothers, stepsisters, and parents that look very different from one another.
Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems by Mary Ann Hoberman; illustrated by Marilyn Hafner
A collection of poems about all kinds of families.
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African-Americans Celebrating Fathers
by Multiple Authors; illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
Fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor and grace in this intergenerational collection of poetry.
Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Smalls; illustrated by Michael Hays
A little boy describes the many games he plays with his Mommy as they take a walk through their neighborhood.
Just the Two of Us by Will Smith; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
A song of love and a call to all fathers to teach their children the values of dignity, integrity, and honor.
Mama Zooms by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
A little boy's imagination soars when he sits on his mother's lap and she zooms him through all sorts of adventures in her wheelchair.
Mommy's Hands by Jane Kamine and Kathryn Lasky; illustrated by Darcia Labrosse
In an affectionate series of chats between three moms and their children, the children describe what their hands and their mothers' hands do when they are together throughout the seasons of the year.
More More More Said the Baby by Vera Williams
Exuberant moments that parents and grandparents share with babies are captured in the colorful double-spread pages.
My Daddy and Me by Amy E. Sklansky; illustrated by Ard Hoyt
Read along as daddies and children play through the seasons in this simple story of love between parent and child.
My Family is Forever by Nancy Carlson
A young Asian girl describes how she came to live with her adoptive parents and the delight of having a loving family. The book makes clear that being a family isn't about who you look like or where you were born-it's about the love that binds you together.
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
"Oh, those relatives! You'd have to go through at least four different hugs to get from the kitchen to the front door."
The Ten Best Things About My Dad by Christine Loomis; illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
A young boy tells all the wonderful things about Dad. Dad plays games, gives hugs, teaches right from wrong, reads bedtime stories, scares monsters away, listens to problems and tells jokes. But, best of all, "Dad is extra special-just because he's mine!"
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies by Ann Turner, Illus. James Graham Hale
Clinging to a picture of a quilt that is waiting for him, a young boy is welcomed by his loving new family.
What Mary Jo Shared by Janice Udry
A father becomes the focus of his daughter's "show and tell" day at school.
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There are many different kinds of families. Just look around your neighborhood or at your friend's families. This is the time of year when we celebrate mothers and fathers. Mother's Day is in May and Father's Day is in June. Whoever makes up your family, be sure to tell them you love and appreciate them (even brothers and sisters) and not just on their special days.