Juvenile Fiction, Family, Parents
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My Mother Made a Quilt
by Deborah Zabloski
A life is made of everyday moments as well as significant events. Each of these moments is like a piece of a quilt, stitched together to make a beautiful whole. In this story, a mother collects pieces of fabric from the clothes her daughter wears ...
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My Mom has the Boo Boos
by Jerry Lalic
When Mom gets sick, it can be pretty scary! The doctor is doing their best to help, and friends are coming around to share their well-wishes, but why is this boo boo different from a cold or a flu? And how can one little kid help make it better? ...
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Finding Grace
by Mommy Magnussen
Finding Grace is an interactive, hide and seek picture book that recounts a mother’s search for her daughter, Grace. In trying to locate her daughter, the mother keeps looking in all the wrong places, until she is directed to travel to the Castle of ...
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My Dad the Dino
by Mona Kraemer
My sister has been telling me some crazy stories about my dad lately, like how she thinks he’s a dinosaur. Can you believe that?! At first, I didn’t believe her. My dad has normal teeth, and he walks like everyone else does. But then she shared ...
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The Semicolon
by Britt Sayler
Every night, a giant pit sucked and slurped up everything... And every night, it slurped me up, too... For one young child, nothing has been the same since losing their father. Words won’t fit together. Playing soccer is no longer fun. And every ...
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Love You Around the Universe and Back
by Mya Farial Mahedi and Zahra Mahedi
It’s time for bed! A little girl’s Daddy tucks her into bed, and shares that he loves her to the Moon and back… …but wait. The Moon is only a few thousand kilometres away! Daddy’s love is much bigger than that. Listen in on a loving, ...
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Tuskie's Travels Volume 1
How to keep Kids Happy! by Brenda Miller
Would you like to know the secrets of the universe? Tuskie the elephant would love to share them with you! He calls them his secret secrets because not everyone knows about them. The secrets are how to usher out upsetting emotions and dry up tears ...
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The Magic Umbrella: Change Of Plans
by Kwaku Amoateng
Kwadan and Jorku are back in the second installment of "The Magic Umbrella." Father and son, Kwadan and Jorku, love to spend time and play together, but they do have occasional disagreements because they are different. This time they are both ...
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Every Day is Mother's Day
by Janelle McBryan
Here's to the overtired, overworked, stressed out mama: I'm right here with you! As a mother, I often think, "How come these things are only hard for me?" The reality is that motherhood is hard for all of us, so let's empower each other by laughing ...
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Hurt to Healing
Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence and Their Invisible Injuries by Althea T. Simpson
Ten-year-old Mike is often sad and afraid because of witnessing domestic violence in his home. Mike tries his best to keep the family secret, but this leaves him feeling angry and anxious and struggling to concentrate in school. When he finally ...
