Families

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Fiction for Younger Readers

ANDREAE, Giles
I Love My Mummy
Orchard 9781408309575
A great book for sharing about the relationship between mother and child. Distinctive illustrations from Emma Dodd.

Similar titles by the same author:

I Love My Daddy 9781408313008

BRADMAN, Tony
Daddy's Lullaby
Bloomsbury 9780747555591
When daddy comes home from work, baby is still awake, so Dad and baby take a night-time walk through the house.

BROWNE, Anthony
My Dad
Corgi 9780552560061
In praise of Dads everywhere a humourous catalogue of all the great things about dads!

Other similar titles by the same author are:

My Mum 9780552560207

My Brother 9780552560214

COOKE, Trish
Full, Full, Full of Love
Walker 9781844287826
For Jay Jay Sunday dinner at Grannie's house is always full of hugs and kisses, full of tasty dishes and full of happy faces.

GARDNER, Sally
Mummy, Don't go out Tonight
Bloomsbury 9780747561217
It is time for Mummy and Daddy to go out and their little girl is not happy about it. She thinks of many reasons why Mum should not go out, but she has fun with Daisy, the babysitter and then she goes to sleep.

GRAHAM, Bob
Brand New Baby
Walker 0744569702
Starting with the final days of mum's pregnancy, this story chronicles the arrival of baby Walter - as seen through the eyes of his older brother and sister.

GRAY, Kes
You Do
Bodley Head 9780099438731
"Don't pick your nose" says Daisy's mum. "You do" says Daisy. Does Daisy's mum really do things that are naughty?

GRAY, Kes
Yuk!
Red Fox 9780099448041
Daisy doesn't do dresses and she certainly doesn't do "lovely", so how will her mum and auntie Sue persuade her to be a bridesmaid?

GRINDLEY, Sally
A New Room for William
Bloomsbury 9780747550488
When William's parents divorce he and his mum move house and William misses all of his old things until they decorate his room just as he wants it.

STIMSON, Joan
Sing-song Mum
Watts 9780749657833
A beginner reader. Mike's mum sings all the time. Can Mike stop her when Dad comes to play?

Fiction for Older Readers

CREECH, Sharon
Ruby Holler
Bloomsbury 9780747589075
Dallas and Florida look set to stay in the orphanage for good until an elderly couple ask the children to come and live with them and share some wonderful adventures.

FINE, Anne
Up on Cloud Nine
Corgi 9780552554657
While Stolly lies in intensive care after another catastrophic accident, his best friend, Ian, recollects their interwoven lives. Ian has a warm, loving relationship with his adoptive parents but Stolly's parents are too busy following their respective careers to have time for their son.

HENDRY, Diana
You Can't Kiss it Better
Red Fox 9780099403470
A realistic and vivid story of four children living in Edinburgh with their wonderful foster mum, collectively a "jumbily". The story explores the circumstances that brought each of them to this chapter in their lives.

JOHNSON, Pete
Eyes of the Alien
Corgi Yearling 9780440863908
Sam and Freddie are both fostered by the same family. Sam starts to have strange dreams. Freddie thinks aliens are after her. A tense, spooky, enjoyable read.

WILSON, Jacqueline
Double Act
Corgi Yearling 9780440867593
Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old identical twins. They do everything together, especially since their mother died three years ago. Can a double act last forever?

WILSON, Jacqueline
Dustbin Baby
Corgi 9780552556118
After a row at home on the morning of her fourteenth birthday April, who was abandoned as a baby, storms out of the house and is determined to unravel the mystery of her origins.

WILSON, Jacqueline
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Corgi Yearling 9780440867579
Life as seen through the eyes of Tracy Beaker and her quest to find a foster home. Very amusing but moving.

Poetry

CURRY, Jennifer (comp)
Family Poems
Scholastic 9780439993524
An anthology of poems featuring the ups and downs of family life. There are a few poems which are about "non traditional" families.

Non-fiction for Young Readers

AULD, Mary
My Brother
Watts 0749648864
One of a series, 'Meet the Family'. The six titles deal with the main members of a family, in simple text and large colour photographs. Others in the series, all by the same author:

My Dad
Watts 9780749681043

My Mum
Watts 9780749681050

My Sister
Watts 9780749681067

My Grandparents
Watts 9780749681081

BIDDER, Jane
When Your Mum was Little
Watts 9780749678142
One of a series of four titles, 'Family Memories', which introduces children to the idea of time passing and how families lived in the 1940-1970s. Other titles in the series, all by the same author:

When Your Dad was Little
Watts 9780749678159

When Your Gran was Little
Watts 9780749678128

When Your Grandad was Little
Watts 9780749678135

HOSACK, Karen
Families
Heinemann 9780431932255
'How Artists See' series. Looks at the history of families from artists' point of view. Includes instructions on how to paint people.

HUGHES, Monica
Brother or Sister
Heinemann 9780431186269
A 'Little Nipper' in the 'My First' series, suitable for the Foundation Stage. A little boy's experience of looking forward to the birth of his baby sister and how he helps to look after her.

HUNTER, Rebecca
My New Sister
Evans 9780237538576
Another title in the 'First Times' series. Bethan's Mum is expecting a baby and Bethan helps to get ready for the new arrival. At first Bethan resents the baby having everyone's attention but as Megan grows the two sisters play together.

ROCK, Lois
Now We Have a Baby
Lion 9780745948850
There are many important things to think about when there is a new baby at home. A very simple introduction for young children.

Non-fiction for Older Readers

MEDINA, Sarah
Family Break-Up: How do you Cope?
Heinemann 9780431210414
'Get Wise' series. Includes case studies and newsflashes; top tips, quotes and quizzes; information on where to get help.

TYM, Kate
Coping with Families: a Guide to Taking Care of your Life
Raintree 9781844434138
'Get Real' series. Includes: coping with a stepfamily; facts and fiction about divorce; single parent families; parents parting etc. Case studies on all aspects.