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caregiving

Books about caregiving for readers of all ages.

Cover of Pirates Don't Change Diapers

Pirates Don't Change Diapers

Melinda Long, David Shannon

Ages 3–7responsibilitycaregiving

Cover of Take care of my girl

Take care of my girl

Patricia Hermes

Ages 8–12familygrief

Cover of My dad takes care of me

My dad takes care of me

Patricia Quinlan

Ages 3–8familyfathers

Cover of Mom for Umande

Mom for Umande

Maria Faulconer, Susan Kathleen Hartung

Ages 3–7compassionfamily

Cover of Mimi, the story of Norman Rockwell's "Doctor and doll"

Mimi, the story of Norman Rockwell's "Doctor and doll"

Mary Moline

Ages 4–8compassioncaregiving

Cover of Fathers

Fathers

Lola M. Schaefer

Ages 3–7familyfather-child relationship

Cover of Marie Louise's heyday

Marie Louise's heyday

Natalie Savage Carlson

Ages 5–9responsibilitygrowing up

Cover of An evening at Alfie's

An evening at Alfie's

Shirley Hughes

Ages 3–7familyimagination

Cover of Two hands to love you

Two hands to love you

Diane Adams

Ages 0–5familysiblings

Cover of Adopted by an Owl

Adopted by an Owl

Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen

Ages 4–10animalswildlife

Cover of Little Darlings

Little Darlings

Sam Llewellyn

Ages 7–12humormischief

Cover of Kiss baby's boo-boo

Kiss baby's boo-boo

Karen Katz

Ages 0–3comfortcaregiving

Cover of Mr. Bear Says a Spoonful for You

Mr. Bear Says a Spoonful for You

Debi Gliori

Ages 2–5comfortnurturing

Cover of Catch the baby!

Catch the baby!

Lee Kingman

Ages 2–6playfamily

Cover of Chicken soup by heart

Chicken soup by heart

Esther Hershenhorn

Ages 3–8kindnesscaregiving

Cover of Baby Cakes

Baby Cakes

Karma Wilson

Ages 1–5teddy bearsbabies

Cover of Mommies Don't Get Sick

Mommies Don't Get Sick

Marylin Hafner

Ages 3–7familyillness

Cover of Little chicks' mothers and all the others

Little chicks' mothers and all the others

Mildred Lüton, M. Luton, Mary Maki Rae

Ages 3–7familymotherhood

Cover of What's Happening to Grandpa?

What's Happening to Grandpa?

Maria Shriver

Ages 5–10familyaging

Cover of Helping You Heal

Helping You Heal

Sarah C. Wohlrabe

Ages 4–8helping otherscaregiving

Cover of Daddy-Sitting

Daddy-Sitting

Eve Coy

Ages 3–8family bondingrole reversal

Cover of Taking care of Mama

Taking care of Mama

Mitra Modarressi

Ages 4–8familycaregiving

Cover of Keeping safe the Stars

Keeping safe the Stars

Sheila O'Connor

Ages 10–15familycaregiving

Cover of Tuesday tucks me in

Tuesday tucks me in

Luis Carlos Montalván

Ages 4–10service dogshuman-animal bond