40 Books about Family

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren
© 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center

This bibliography was compiled in January, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

For the youngest children

Adoff, Arnold. Black is Brown is Tan. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Amistad/HarperCollins, 2002. Ages 3 - 7

Dale, Penny. Big Brother, Little Brother. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 1997. Ages 1 - 4

Johnson, Angela. One of Three. Illustrated by David Soman. Orchard, 1991.

Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Zelda and Ivy. Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 4 - 8

Look, Lenore. Henry's First-Moon Birthday. Illustrated by Yumi Heo. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 2001. Ages 4 - 7

McKissack, Patricia C. . Ma Dear's Aprons. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1997. Ages 4 - 7

Okimoto, Jean Davies and Elaine M. Aoki . The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption. Illustrated by Meilo So. Clarion, 2002. Ages 4 - 7

Perkins, Lynne Rae. Clouds for Dinner. Greenwillow, 1997. Ages 4 - 8

Reiser, Lynn. Cherry Pies and Lullabies. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8

Reiser, Lynn. Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas. Translated by Rebecca Hart. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8

Steptoe, John. Baby Says. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988. Ages 1 - 3

Williams, Vera B.. More, More, More, Said the Baby: Three Love Stories. Greenwillow, 1990.

Williams, Vera B.. A Chair for My Mother. Greenwillow, 1982. Ages 4 - 9

For the middle years

Banks, Kate. Dillon Dillon. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2002. Ages 8 - 11

DeGross, Monalisa. Donovan's Word Jar. Illustrated by Cheryl Hanna. HarperCollins, 1994. Ages 7 - 10

Edwards, Michelle. Zero Grandparents. Harcourt, 2001. Ages 7 - 9

Griffith, Helen V. . Grandaddy and Janetta Together: The Three Stories in One Book. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 7 - 9

Hamilton, Virginia. Cousins. Philomel, 1990. Ages 8 - 12

Hausherr, Rosemary. Celebrating Families. Scholastic, 1997. Ages 4 - 9

Hesse, Karen. Just Juice. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Scholastic Press, 1998. Ages 8 -11

Johnson, Angela. Daddy Calls Me Man. Illustrated by Rhonda Mitchell. Orchard, 1997. Ages 6 - 9

Little, Jean. Emma's Yucky Brother. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 5 - 7

Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Jingle Dancer. Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Morrow/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 5 - 8

Stolz, Mary. Stealing Home. HarperCollins, 1992. Ages 8 - 11

Williams, Vera B.. Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 7 - 11

Yep, Laurence. Later, Gator. Hyperion, 1995. Ages 9 - 11

For older children and young adults

Clarke, Judith. Wolf on the Fold. U.S. edition: Front Street, 2002. Age 12 and older

Creech, Sharon. Chasing Redbird. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 1997. Ages 10 - 14

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Gilmore, Rachna. A Group of One. Henry Holt, 2001. Age 12 and older

Henkes, Kevin. Protecting Marie. Greenwillow, 1995. Ages 10 - 12

Holm, Jennifer L.. Our Only May Amelia. HarperCollins, 1999. Age 12 and older

Myers, Walter Dean. The Glory Field. Scholastic, 1994. Ages 12 - 16

Na, An. A Step From Heaven. Front Street, 2001. 156 pages. Age 13 and older

Paterson, Katherine. The Same Stuff as Stars. Clarion, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago. Dial, 1998. Ages 10 - 14

Saldana, Rene, Jr. The Jumping Tree: A Novel. Delacorte Press, 2001. Ages 11 - 14

Salisbury, Graham. Lord of the Deep. Delacorte Press, 2001. Ages 10 - 14

Zusak, Markus. Fighting Ruben Wolfe. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. Ages 12 - 16

This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Books about Family Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren © 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center This bibliography was compiled in January, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. For the youngest children Adoff, Arnold. Black is Brown is Tan. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Amistad/HarperCollins, 2002. Ages 3 - 7 Dale, Penny. Big Brother, Little Brother. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 1997. Ages 1 - 4 Johnson, Angela. One of Three. Illustrated by David Soman. Orchard, 1991. Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Zelda and Ivy. Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 4 - 8 Look, Lenore. Henry's First-Moon Birthday. Illustrated by Yumi Heo. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 2001. Ages 4 - 7 McKissack, Patricia C. . Ma Dear's Aprons. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1997. Ages 4 - 7 Okimoto, Jean Davies and Elaine M. Aoki . The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption. Illustrated by Meilo So. Clarion, 2002. Ages 4 - 7 Perkins, Lynne Rae. Clouds for Dinner. Greenwillow, 1997. Ages 4 - 8 Reiser, Lynn. Cherry Pies and Lullabies. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8 Reiser, Lynn. Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas. Translated by Rebecca Hart. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8 Steptoe, John. Baby Says. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988. Ages 1 - 3 Williams, Vera B.. More, More, More, Said the Baby: Three Love Stories. Greenwillow, 1990. Williams, Vera B.. A Chair for My Mother. Greenwillow, 1982. Ages 4 - 9 For the middle years Banks, Kate. Dillon Dillon. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2002. Ages 8 - 11 DeGross, Monalisa. Donovan's Word Jar. Illustrated by Cheryl Hanna. HarperCollins, 1994. Ages 7 - 10 Edwards, Michelle. Zero Grandparents. Harcourt, 2001. Ages 7 - 9 Griffith, Helen V. . Grandaddy and Janetta Together: The Three Stories in One Book. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 7 - 9 Hamilton, Virginia. Cousins. Philomel, 1990. Ages 8 - 12 Hausherr, Rosemary. Celebrating Families. Scholastic, 1997. Ages 4 - 9 Hesse, Karen. Just Juice. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Scholastic Press, 1998. Ages 8 -11 Johnson, Angela. Daddy Calls Me Man. Illustrated by Rhonda Mitchell. Orchard, 1997. Ages 6 - 9 Little, Jean. Emma's Yucky Brother. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 5 - 7 Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Jingle Dancer. Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Morrow/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 5 - 8 Stolz, Mary. Stealing Home. HarperCollins, 1992. Ages 8 - 11 Williams, Vera B.. Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 7 - 11 Yep, Laurence. Later, Gator. Hyperion, 1995. Ages 9 - 11 For older children and young adults Clarke, Judith. Wolf on the Fold. U.S. edition: Front Street, 2002. Age 12 and older Creech, Sharon. Chasing Redbird. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 1997. Ages 10 - 14 Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Gilmore, Rachna. A Group of One. Henry Holt, 2001. Age 12 and older Henkes, Kevin. Protecting Marie. Greenwillow, 1995. Ages 10 - 12 Holm, Jennifer L.. Our Only May Amelia. HarperCollins, 1999. Age 12 and older Myers, Walter Dean. The Glory Field. Scholastic, 1994. Ages 12 - 16 Na, An. A Step From Heaven. Front Street, 2001. 156 pages. Age 13 and older Paterson, Katherine. The Same Stuff as Stars. Clarion, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago. Dial, 1998. Ages 10 - 14 Saldana, Rene, Jr. The Jumping Tree: A Novel. Delacorte Press, 2001. Ages 11 - 14 Salisbury, Graham. Lord of the Deep. Delacorte Press, 2001. Ages 10 - 14 Zusak, Markus. Fighting Ruben Wolfe. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. Ages 12 - 16 This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.