Families
Kurtz, J., & Brennan, N. (2000). River friendly, river wild. New York: Simon &
Schuster.
Bridwell, N. (1984). Clifford's family. New York: Scholastic. Also available in
Braille, Portuguese, Spanish, and as an audio recording.
Burningham, J. [1975]. (1996). The blanket. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
Also available in French and Spanish.
Carlstrom, N. (1992). Baby-O. Boston: Little, Brown.
*Carroll, C. (1997). How artists see families. New York: Abbeville Kids.
Cowen-Fletcher, J. [1993]. (1996). Mama zooms. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Spanish.
Cowen-Fletcher, J. (1993). It takes a village. New York: Scholastic. Also available
in Spanish and as an audio recording.
Dupasquier, P. (1990). I can’t sleep. New York: Orchard Books.
Ernst, L. (1986). Hamilton’s art show. New York: HarperCollins.
Fleming, D. [1998]. (2002). Mama Cat has three kittens. New York: Henry Holt.
Also available as an audio recording.
*Garza, C. (1990). Family pictures. San Francisco: Children’s Book Press.
Bilingual text. Also available in Braille.
Gelsanliter, W., Christian, F., & Priceman, M. (1998). Dancin’ in the kitchen. New
York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Also available as an audio recording.
Gould, D., & Paterson, D. (1992). Camping in the temple of the sun. New York:
Bradbury Press.
Gretz, S. [1999]. (2001). Rabbit food. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
Guilfoile, E. [1957]. (1999). Nobody listens to Andrew. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Also available in Braille, German, and as an audio recording.
Hoberman, M., & Hafner, M. [1991]. (1995). Fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers: A
collection of family poems. Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Ginn.
Howard, E. [1991]. (2001). Aunt Flossie’s hats (and crab cakes later). New York:
Clarion Books. Also available in American Sign Language, Braille, and as
an audio recording. VHS
*indicates a non-fiction book
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Kidd, D., & Montgomery, L. [1989]. (1993). Onion tears. New York: Harper
Trophy.
Martin, D., & Meddaugh, S. [1998]. (2000). Five little piggies. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press.
Mora, P., & Lang, C. [1992]. (2003). A birthday basket for Tía. Columbus, OH:
SRA/McGraw-Hill. Also available in Braille and Spanish and as an audio
recording. VHS
*Morris, A. (2000). Families. New York: HarperCollins.
Nolen, J., & Bootman, C. (2001). In my momma's kitchen. New York: Scholastic.
Also available as an audio recording.
Parish, P., & Sweat, L. [1988]. (2003). Amelia Bedelia’s family album. New York:
Harper Trophy.
Rau, D., & Baskin, R. J. (2001). Uncle's bakery. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point
Books.
*Roalf, P. (1992). Families. London: Belitha.
*Roalf, P. (1993). Children. London: Belitha.
Ryan, P. M., & Huang, B. [1994]. (1998). One hundred is a family. New York:
Hyperion. Also available in Braille. VHS
Rylant, C., & Stevenson, S. [1997]. (1998). Henry and Mudge in the family trees:
The fifteenth book of their adventures. New York: Simon and Schuster
Books for Readers. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Stewart, S., & Small, D. [1997]. (2004). The gardener. London: Frances Lincoln.
Also available in Braille, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, and as an
audio recording. VHS
Williams, B. [1974]. (1989). Albert’s toothache. New York: Trumpet Club. Also
available in Spanish.
Williams, V. B. [1981]. (1997). Three days on a river in a red canoe. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin. Also available in Spanish and as an audio recording.
VHS
Williams, V. B. [1982]. (1993). A chair for my mother. New York: Mulberry
Books. Also available in Braille, Chinese, Danish, Hmong, Japanese,
Korean, Spanish, and as an audio recording. VHS
*indicates a non-fiction book
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