Recommended Books About Adoption
I Wished for You: an Adoption Story - Marianne Richmond (978-1934082065)I Wished for You: an adoption story follows a conversation between Barley Bear and his Mama as they curl up in their favorite cuddle spot and discuss how they became a family. Barley asks Mama the questions many adopted children have, and Mama lovingly answers them all.
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born - Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell (978-0064435819)
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born is a unique, exuberant story about adoption and about the importance of a loving family.
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born - Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell (978-0064435819)
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born is a unique, exuberant story about adoption and about the importance of a loving family.
Recommended Books About Living with Relatives
Let's Talk About Living With a Grandparent - Susan Kent (978-0823954216)Discusses various reasons for living with a grandparent, the benefits of such an arrangement, and how to help out at home.
Recommended Books About Single Parents
I Promise: A Mother's Poem to Her Son - Bridget M Batson and Bridget M Batson (978-0981623511)A mother and son share a special bond as active little boys love to write on walls, flush toys down the potty, and play video games. "I Promise" is a touching and funny poem from a mother to her son on how she will do her best (though she won't always be perfect!) in raising him through various stages in his life. Using mixed media to portray comical pictures, "I Promise" engages both chidren and adults. It makes a fabulous gift for mothers, sons of all ages, and has even been embraced by single mothers as the mother in the story does everything from playing football to managing finances while raising her son.
Raising You Alone - Warren Hanson (978-0972650465)
RAISING YOU ALONE is an essential book for any single-parent family. With heart and humour, it talks about the quirks and challenges that must be faced every day. A picture book for parents as well as children, this honest, engaging story is the perfect way to say, "I will always love you." Bunnies are universal and represent any type of single parent family (Mom or Dad. Boy or Girl. Divorice or Death.)
Raising You Alone - Warren Hanson (978-0972650465)
RAISING YOU ALONE is an essential book for any single-parent family. With heart and humour, it talks about the quirks and challenges that must be faced every day. A picture book for parents as well as children, this honest, engaging story is the perfect way to say, "I will always love you." Bunnies are universal and represent any type of single parent family (Mom or Dad. Boy or Girl. Divorice or Death.)
Recommended Books About Non-Traditional Parenting
And Tango Makes Three - Justin Richardson, (978-0689878459)In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others
In Our Mothers' House - Patricia Polacco, (978-0399250767)
Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their beautiful house, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, and they dance together. But some of the other families don't accept them. They say they are different. How can a family have two moms and no dad? But Marmee and Meema's house is full of love. And they teach their children that different doesn't mean wrong. And no matter how many moms or dads they have, they are everything a family is meant to be.
Uncle Bobby's Wedding - Sarah S. Brannen, (978-0399247125)
Bobby and Jamie are getting married, but Bobby's niece Chloe is worried that she won?t be his favorite person anymore. Will Uncle Bobby still think she is special Sarah Brannen's warm story is set in an alternative family as Uncle Bobby marries his boyfriend. Uncle Bobby's Wedding embraces Bobby's relationship with Jamie, but keeps its focus where it truly belongs: on an uncle and niece's love for each other.
In Our Mothers' House - Patricia Polacco, (978-0399250767)
Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their beautiful house, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, and they dance together. But some of the other families don't accept them. They say they are different. How can a family have two moms and no dad? But Marmee and Meema's house is full of love. And they teach their children that different doesn't mean wrong. And no matter how many moms or dads they have, they are everything a family is meant to be.
Uncle Bobby's Wedding - Sarah S. Brannen, (978-0399247125)
Bobby and Jamie are getting married, but Bobby's niece Chloe is worried that she won?t be his favorite person anymore. Will Uncle Bobby still think she is special Sarah Brannen's warm story is set in an alternative family as Uncle Bobby marries his boyfriend. Uncle Bobby's Wedding embraces Bobby's relationship with Jamie, but keeps its focus where it truly belongs: on an uncle and niece's love for each other.