Juvenile / Family

Expecting a baby

by Émilie Beaumont, Nathalie Bélineau & Sylvie Michelet – Fleurus (July 13, 2012)

Funny and lovely Picture Books for Little Ones!

Mommy's tummy is growing  ... Soon, the family will get bigger ! But how long it is to wait for the baby ... A little book to teach your child all he must know...

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963)

by Sharon Robinson – Scholastic Press (September 03, 2019)

In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration speech as governor...

Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China's Cultural Revolution (Scholastic Focus)

by Da Chen – Scholastic Focus (September 03, 2019)

In a small village called Yellow Stone, in southeastern China, Sisi is a model sister, daughter, and student. She brews tea for her grandfather in the morning, leads recitations at school as class monitor, and...

The Last Chance Hotel

by Nicki Thornton – Chicken House (May 28, 2019)

Seth is a kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. His father has long ago left, leaving him imprisoned until he is old enough to set out on his own. If there's any hope he has, it's to be the greatest chef...

Hey, Kiddo (National Book Award Finalist)

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka – Graphix (October 09, 2018)

A National Book Award Finalist!

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict,...

Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx

by Sonia Manzano – Scholastic Press (August 25, 2015)

Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1950s...

Sisters

by Raina Telgemeier – Graphix (August 26, 2014)

Raina Telgemeier?s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara...

The Winter Room

by Gary Paulsen – Scholastic Paperbacks (June 24, 2014)

This Newbery Honor Book by master storyteller Gary Paulsen is now available in this After Words paperback edition! Following the turn of the seasons, eleven year old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life...

Up at the Lake

by Robert Amos – Crow Cottage Publishing (August 22, 2017)

Canadian artist Robert Amos opens his scrapbook of watercolor paintings, sketches and old family photographs to give us a poetic and personal account of early childhood memories at a Muskoka Lakes cottage.

Better Together

by Nikki Tate – Orca Book Publishers (April 03, 2018)

Better Together explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship. From the smallest units of parents, siblings and friends to global organizations that try...

Why Do Families Change?

by Jillian Roberts & Cindy Revell – Orca Book Publishers (March 21, 2017)

Separation and divorce are difficult on the entire family. Often young children blame themselves or are unsure of their place in the family if these events occur. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed...

Wolf Island

by Nicholas Read & Ian McAllister – Orca Book Publishers (March 14, 2017)

The Great Bear Rainforest is a majestic place full of tall trees, huge bears and endless schools of salmon. Award-winning photographer and author Ian McAllister's luminous photographs illustrate the story of...

Where Do Babies Come From?

by Jillian Roberts & Cindy Revell – Orca Book Publishers (October 13, 2015)

An engaging introduction for very young children to the basic facts of life in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and accessible. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts created the Just Enough series to help...

(M)other

by Sanita Fejzić & Alisa Arsenault – Bouton d'or Acadie (February 24, 2020)

Two mothers, a son, a world full of love. No, my son doesn?t have a father! From the delivery room to the classroom, a woman whose motherhood is questi oned explains: her son doesn?t have a father, but he?s...

(M)other

by Sanita Fejzić & Alisa Arsenault – Bouton d'or Acadie (February 24, 2020)

Two mothers, a son, a world full of love. No, my son doesn?t have a father! From the delivery room to the classroom, a woman whose motherhood is questi oned explains: her son doesn?t have a father, but he?s...

Better Together

by Nikki Tate – Orca Book Publishers (April 02, 2018)

Better Together explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship. From the smallest units of parents, siblings and friends to global organizations that try...

Up at the Lake

by Robert Amos – Crow Cottage Publishing (August 21, 2017)

Canadian artist Robert Amos opens his scrapbook of watercolor paintings, sketches and old family photographs to give us a poetic and personal account of early childhood memories at a Muskoka Lakes cottage.

Why Do Families Change?

by Jillian Roberts & Cindy Revell – Orca Book Publishers (March 20, 2017)

Separation and divorce are difficult on the entire family. Often young children blame themselves or are unsure of their place in the family if these events occur. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed...

Wolf Island

by Nicholas Read & Ian McAllister – Orca Book Publishers (March 13, 2017)

The Great Bear Rainforest is a majestic place full of tall trees, huge bears and endless schools of salmon. Award-winning photographer and author Ian McAllister's luminous photographs illustrate the story of...

Where Do Babies Come From?

by Jillian Roberts & Cindy Revell – Orca Book Publishers (October 12, 2015)

An engaging introduction for very young children to the basic facts of life in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and accessible. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts created the Just Enough series to help...