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Elliot
By Julie Pearson, Manon Gauthier, Erin Woods. 2016
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. At last he finds stability with a new adoptive family. Grades K-3. 2016. Uniform title: Elliot.Unplugged: Ella gets her family back
By Laura Pedersen, Penny Weber. 2012
Upset that her family is so focused on the screens on their various electronic devices that they no longer talk,…
laugh, and play games together, Ella takes all of their chargers and small devices. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.Eat, Leo! Eat!
By Caroline Adderson, Josée Bisaillon. 2015
Leo wants no part of sitting down with his family to eat Nonna's big, delizioso lunch every Sunday. "I'm not…
hungry," he insists. Not hungry? Clever Nonna gets an idea. She'll use a story to lure Leo to her table. So the pasta in her soup, called stelline (little stars), is woven into the story about a boy who journeys to his grandmother's at night. But again on the following Sunday, Leo doesn't want to eat. So Nonna expands her story, this time adding some chiancaredde (paving stones), the name of the pasta she's serving that day, to create a path for her character to follow. Now Leo's hooked. So much that he begins to badger Nonna every Sunday to reveal more pasta-based details of the story. And week by week, as Leo's relatives crowd around listening to Nonna and teasing Leo to get him to mangia (eat), he slowly comes to realize just how happy he is to have a place at this table. Grades K-3. 2015.Kevin helps dad (Kevin and Katie.)
By Liesbet Slegers. 2010
Still my Grandma
By Véronique Van den Abeele, Claude K Dubois. 2007
Lucky
By David Mackintosh. 2014
When Leo’s mom announces that there will be a surprise at dinner, she unknowingly sets in motion a riotous chain…
of events. What could the surprise be?! Leo and his brother are desperate to find out. Could it be a bike? A pool? A new car? Their imaginations run wild until they decide it must be an all-expenses-paid, two-week trip to Hawaii! Not surprisingly, the brothers are soon proven wrong. But the ingenious way their family decides to cheer them up poignantly reminds us that, sometimes, embracing what you already have is enough to make you feel “lucky.” Grades K-3. 2014.Caillou, accidents happen (Caillou)
By Anne Paradis, Éric Sévigny. 2014
Since his little sister Rosie scratched his bicycle, Caillou won't let her play with his toys anymore. But when Caillou…
breaks Daddy's guitar, he understands that everyone has accidents. Grades P-2. 2014.All about grandmas
By Roni Schotter, Janice Nadeau. 2012
A rhyming celebration of grandmothers, including those who are mischievous ticklers, those who once wore bell bottoms and marched for…
equal rights, and those who are nearly family and just as loving. Includes a list of names for grandmothers in different languages. Grades K-3. 2012.Don't eat the baby!
By Amy Young. 2013
Tom is not entirely sure how he feels about his new baby brother, Nathaniel, but he is very concerned that…
all of their relatives say they want to eat Nate. Grades K-3. 2013.Virginia Wolf
By Kyo Maclear, Isabelle Arsenault. 2012
Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a "wolfish" mood -- growling, howling and acting very strange. It's a funk so fierce,…
the whole household feels topsy-turvy. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Then Virginia tells Vanessa about an imaginary, perfect place called Bloomsberry. Armed with an idea, Vanessa begins to paint Bloomsberry on the bedroom walls, transforming them into a beautiful garden complete with a ladder and swing "so that what was down could climb up." Before long, Virginia, too, has picked up a brush and undergoes a surprising transformation of her own. Loosely based on the relationship between author Virginia Woolf and her sister, painter Vanessa Bell. Winner of the 2012 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Illustration. Grades K-3. 2012.Sticky, sticky, stuck!
By Steve Björkman, Michael Gutch. 2013
Annie has a problem. She gets sticky - a lot. She can even get sticky in the bathtub. And sometimes…
it feels like the only time Annie’s family pays any attention to her is to tell her not to do something that will make her sticky again. When Annie tries to make a snack alone, some peanut butter makes her extremely sticky. Her mom, dad, brother, and sister try to help, but they all get stuck to her! Grades K-3. 2013.Mama, I can't sleep
By Brigitte Raab, Manuela Olten. 2012
When a little girl who cannot fall asleep asks her mother for help and her mother describes the way different…
animals sleep, the girl tries the methods one after another and only finds herself more awake. Grades K-3. 2012. Uniform title: Mama, ich kann nicht schlafen.Black dog
By Levi Pinfold. 2012
When a huge black dog appears outside the Hope family home, each member of the household sees it and hides.…
Only Small, the youngest Hope, has the courage to face the black dog, who might not be as frightening as everyone else thinks. Grades K-3. 2012.In the tree house
By Andrew Larsen, Dušan Petričić. 2013
One hot summer night, alone in the tree house he and his older brother had shared, a young boy crowns…
himself king of the castle. But somehow, it isn't as much fun as it sounds. When the power suddenly goes out and a neighbourhood block party erupts, the boy considers climbing down, until his brother appears at the bottom of the ladder asking to come up. Grades K-3. 2013.The great big book of families
By Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith. 2010
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. This book takes a look at the wide varieties of family life, from homes, food and schools to holidays, jobs and housework. Grades K-3. 2010.A sweet Passover
By Lesléa Newman, David Slonim. 2012
Miriam learns the meaning of Passover when her grandfather makes a special matzah dish. Includes recipe for matzah brei (similar…
to French toast, but with unleavened bread), and a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish words used in the text. Grades K-3. 2012.The granddaughter necklace
By Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Bagram Ibatoulline. 2013
A mother shares with her daughter stories of the generations of women in their family as each individual has passed…
along the tales and a glittering necklace to her own daughter. Includes notes on the author's exploration of her ancestry. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2013.Apples and pumpkins
By Lizzy Rockwell, Anne F Rockwell. 2011
Oonga boonga
By Frieda Wishinsky, Michael Martchenko. 1998
What will get Baby Louise to stop crying? Her parents and grandparents try every way. All the neighbours have advice.…
But Louise keeps crying so long and loud. Finally, Louise's big brother Daniel comes home from school. And he knows how to make his sister stop crying! Grades K-3. 1998.I promise I'll find you
By Sheila McGraw, Heather P Ward. 1994