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• Changing Tides

  Moscardó, Júlia, 1991-

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  When Theo and his mother join Lula's family, the new siblings navigate the challenges and joys of forming new relationships while building sandcastles.

• Ten Days and Nine Nights

  An Adoption Story

  Heo, Yumi

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  Follow a little girl as she and her family prepare for the new baby that will soon be joining them. And simultaneously, watch the girl’s mother fly off to Korea, meet the new baby, and bring her home.

• My Family Is Forever

  Carlson, Nancy L.

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  A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family.

• Goyangi Means Cat

  McDonnell, Christine

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  An understanding cat helps a young Korean girl adjust to her new home in America.

• My New Mom and Me

  Galindo, Renata

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  A puppy comes to live with his adoptive mother, who is a cat.

• Elliot

  Pearson, Julie, 1978-

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  Elliot's parents do not know how to take care of him. As Elliot moves from one foster home to another, his visits with his real parents leave him anxious and conflicted about where he wants to be.

• Silas' Seven Grandparents

  Horrocks, Anita, 1958-

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  A fun and loving story about having multiple sets of grandparents and step-grandparents.

• With Dad

  Jackson, Richard, 1935-

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  A boy remembers a special camping trip he shared with his father, who is now away at war.

• One Family

  Shannon, George

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  In this story that introduces numbered groups from one to ten, we realize that families can be many things.

• The Family Book

  Parr, Todd,

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  Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.

• We Belong Together

  Parr, Todd,

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  In a kid-friendly, accessible way, this book explores the ways that people can choose to come together to make a family by showing one perspective on the adoption experience.

• The Great Big Book of Families

  Hoffman, Mary, 1945-

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  Features all kinds of families and their lives together, with each spread showcasing one aspect of home life, from houses and holidays, to schools and pets, to feelings and family trees.

• A Family Is a Family Is a Family

  O'Leary, Sara,

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  When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special they answers differ in many ways.

• What Is a Family?

  Rissman, Rebecca

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  Explains the concept of family and introduces different types of families to young readers.

• Families Are Different

  Pellegrini, Nina

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  An adopted Korean girl discovers that her classmates have different types of families.

• Shi-shi-etko

  Campbell, Nicola I.,

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  In just four days young Shi-shi-etko will have to leave her family and all that she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world -- the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the World

  Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton

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  Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

• Families Around the World

  Ruurs, Margriet,

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  Allows young readers to visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families.

• What Are You Doing, Benny?

  Fagan, Cary,

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  Benny's little brother really wants to do what Benny is doing. But whenever he tries to join in Benny's activities, all Benny ever says is "No." What is a little fox to do, except give Benny a taste of his own medicine?

• Families, Families, Families!

  Lang, Suzanne,

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  A host of animals portrays all kinds of non-traditional families.