Family is the foundation of your life, especially in childhood. As you grow to understand the world outside your own family, many kids start to see the ways their family is different.
It's hard for a lot of kids not to see different as a negative thing, like something bad or embarrassing. All the different kinds of families out there are not bad or something to be embarrassed over, of course. In fact, we should all work harder to normalize and celebrate all the different ways that families can look.
These children's books do a great job of introducing kids to different families. Whether it's something familiar or something new, it can teach kids a lot about the beauty that makes a family and how love matters more than anything else.
'The Family Book' by Todd Parr
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Todd Parr's bold imagery captures the attention of little ones. The Family Book is a silly, playful look at all the different families out there.
'Families Can' by Dan Saks
This beautifully illustrated book shows all the different ways families can be. Bright colors keep baby engaged as the book explores families big and small, made up of all different kinds of people.
'A Little Book About Family' by Stephen Green and Edmund Holmes
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A Kids Company About
A Kids Company About has brought its engaging explanations and way with kiddos to the youngest readers with its A Little Book About series. This one celebrates how family can look different for everyone but bring us the same kinds of love and happiness.
'Life With My Family' by Renee Hooker and Karl Jones
Families can be fun and comforting, but they can also be loud and chaotic when you just want some quiet. When a little girl is frustrated by how loud and busy her blended family is, she imagines what life would be like in a family of birds or a herd of buffalo.
'Sometimes It's Grandmas and Grandpas Not Mommies and Daddies' by Gayle Byrne
This is a great book to celebrate households where kids grow up with their grandparents. It's not an uncommon thing, especially with the rise in multigenerational households. This book approaches the topic through the child's perspective, which opens some great opportunities for conversation.
'Stella Brings the Family' by Miriam B. Schiffer
It's Mother's Day at school, but Stella has two dads. Stella looks for a solution while celebrating love, family, and acceptance.
'What's So Bad About Being an Only Child?' by Cari Best
Rosemary doesn't mind being an only child, but when you're always with adults and there are no kids around, you wonder what it would be like to have a sibling. This book reminds readers that being an only child doesn't have to mean being a lonely child.
'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio
August Pullman has only ever known his loving family. Now that family is helping the boy born with a facial deformity come into his own in school with peers. It shows that sometimes one family may seem to spend a lot of time invested in one member, but giving everyone support where they need it is the ultimate goal.
'The List of Things That Will Not Change' by Rebecca Stead
Bea keeps a list in her notebook of things that won't change. It helps keep her grounded as her world continuously changes, like her dad marrying his boyfriend or her getting a stepsister.
'The Thing About Leftovers' by C.C. Payne
When her parents split up and meet new people, polite Southern girl Fizzy is frustrated. She feels like she doesn't belong anywhere in her own family. She struggles to keep her anger and other complicated feelings to herself, and she finds a distraction in a cook-off.
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