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Familes: Books for Children -

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 18 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Is That Your Mama? by Patrice Lawrence, illustrated by Diane Ewen
    Is That Your Mama? - by Patrice Lawrence, illustrated by Diane Ewen

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780702314971 | ISBN 10: 0702314978

    A beautiful, moving celebration of what it truly means to be family, from the brilliant new picture book duo Patrice Lawrence and Diane Ewen.   Every family is different. Every family is special. Josie loves her family. Her mum, dad, brothers ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Family and Other Families: Finding the Power in Our Differences by Lewis and Richard Edwards-Middleton, illustrated by Andy Passchier
    My Family and Other Families: Finding the Power in Our Differences - by Lewis and Richard Edwards-Middleton, illustrated by Andy Passchier

    £6.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780241563502 | ISBN 10: 024156350x

    This funny and heartwarming tale about friends, family and Ferris wheels, shows lots of different families who are all equal.  A book for every family, this story gently shows children that it's wonderfully normal for every family to be diffe ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Magic Family: A Story About the Magic of ALL Families by Lotte Jeffs and Sharon Davey
    My Magic Family: A Story About the Magic of ALL Families - by Lotte Jeffs and Sharon Davey

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780241540138 | ISBN 10: 0241540135

    There are billions of families, a million ways to be. But in my magic family it's Mummy, Mum and me! Let's tell our family stories - fantastical and true - and we'll find out who's who to me, and who is who to you...   In this celebratory ... more

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  • Cover image of book Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins by Rachel Greener
    Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins - by Rachel Greener

    £11.99   hardback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781788008013 | ISBN 10: 1788008014

    In this honest, accessible illustrated guide to how babies are made, young readers can find out exactly what is needed to grow a baby, from introducing the basic building blocks of life such as sperm and eggs, to explaining the different ways that th ... more

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  • Cover image of book In Every House, on Every Street by Jess Hitchman and  Lili la Baleine
    In Every House, on Every Street - by Jess Hitchman and Lili la Baleine

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781788814072 | ISBN 10: 178881407x

    In every house, on every street... there is laughter and tears. There are friends. There is family. And there is love.   A heartwarming celebration of homes...  and all the families that make them.   Recommended for readers aged 3-6. ... more

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  • Cover image of book All Kinds of Families by Sophy Henn
    All Kinds of Families - by Sophy Henn

    £6.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781405298230 | ISBN 10: 1405298235

    A wonderful celebration of the diversity of family life that is perfect for pre-schoolers, from award-winning author/illustrator Sophy Henn the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Lifesize series.   Just like us, animal families are all di ... more

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  • Cover image of book Love Makes a Family (Board Book) by Sophie Beer
    Love Makes a Family (Board Book) - by Sophie Beer

    £10.99   hardback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781838910679 | ISBN 10: 1838910670

    This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family...  ...and that's LOVE.  Love is baking a special cake. Love is lending a helping hand. Love is reading one more book.  In this exuberant board book, ... more

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  • Cover image of book That
    That's My Daddy! - by Ruth Redford, illustrated by Dan Taylor

    £6.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781405292429 | ISBN 10: 1405292423

    You Choose meets My Dad is Brilliant in this celebration of daddies everywhere.   This engaging picture book encourages children to identify their daddies in a fun and interactive way.   Daddies come in all shapes and sizes but what i ... more

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  • Cover image of book All About Families by Felicity Brooks and Mar Ferrero
    All About Families - by Felicity Brooks and Mar Ferrero

    £9.99   hardback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781474949071 | ISBN 10: 147494907x

    What do families look like? Who's in your family? And how can families change?   With delightful illustrations, this glorious celebration of family diversity talks about lone-parent families, adoptive, foster, divorced, remarried, and mixed race f ... more

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  • Cover image of book We are Family by Ryan Wheatcroft and Patricia Hegarty
    We are Family - by Ryan Wheatcroft and Patricia Hegarty

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781848576438 | ISBN 10: 1848576439

    All families are different - and yet in many ways the same!   This book uses a gentle rhyming text to follow eight different families, celebrating their everyday differences as well as the similarities they share.   Recommended for readers ... more

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  • Cover image of book All You Need is Love: Celebrating Families of All Shapes and Sizes by Shanni Collins
    All You Need is Love: Celebrating Families of All Shapes and Sizes - by Shanni Collins

    £10.99   hardback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781785922510 | ISBN 10: 1785922513

    A charming celebration of the different kinds of families and relationships.  Through colourful images and rhyming stories, the author depicts a range of families and lifestyles all grounded in love and acceptance.  With light-hearted humour an ... more

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  • Cover image of book Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang, illustrated by Max Lang
    Families, Families, Families! - by Suzanne Lang, illustrated by Max Lang

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780552572927 | ISBN 10: 0552572926

    If you love each other, then you’re a family . . .   Do you have two dads? Or one step mum? Or what about the world’s biggest grandpa?   Discover a whole host of silly animal families in this hilarious celebration of the love found in ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman, Illustrated by Ros Asquith
    The Great Big Book of Families - by Mary Hoffman, Illustrated by Ros Asquith

    £8.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781847805874 | ISBN 10: 1847805876

    What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow - f ... more

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  • Cover image of book Who
    Who's in My Family? All About Our Families - by Robie H. Harris, ilustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406345407 | ISBN 10: 1406345407

    A fun and friendly look at the many kinds of families that make up our world by best-selling author Robie H Harris.  Join Nellie and Gus and their parents for a day at the zoo, where they see all kinds of children and families - both animal and hum ... more

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  • Cover image of book Welcome to the Family by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Ros Asquith
    Welcome to the Family - by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Ros Asquith

    £11.99   hardback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781847804617 | ISBN 10: 1847804616

    This book takes one element of The Great Big Book of Families – the arrival of new members into a family – and explores all the different ways a baby or child can become part of a family. The book includes natural birth within a nuclear family, a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Something Is Wrong at My House: A Book About Parents
    Something Is Wrong at My House: A Book About Parents' Fighting - by Diane Davis illustrated by Marina Megale

    £8.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781884734656 | ISBN 10: 1884734650

    How can kids understand — and cope — when their parents fight? Based on a true story, this 32-page book shows a child seeking, and finally obtaining, help in a domestic violence situation.   Written so that it can be used with both the ve ... more

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  • Cover image of book Picnic in the Park by Joe Griffiths and Tony Pilgrim (Illustrated by Lucy Pearce)
    Picnic in the Park - by Joe Griffiths and Tony Pilgrim (Illustrated by Lucy Pearce)

    £9.95   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781905664085 | ISBN 10: 1905664087

    What is a family? There continues to be much debate about what constitutes a family. Some still see the traditional nuclear family as the ideal; others accept that the family is transforming itself, and today’s diversity of family life should be cele ... more

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  • Cover image of book Who
    Who's in a Family? - by Robert Skutch, illustrated by Laura Nienhaus

    £7.99   paperback   (1998) - ISBN 13: 9781883672669 | ISBN 10: 188367266x

    Family is important. But who's in a family? This picture book provides the answer with a series of family snapshots that has no preconceptions about what makes a family. There are even snapshots from some of children's favourite animal families. ... more

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