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childhood memories

Books about childhood memories for readers of all ages.

Cover of Higher on the door

Higher on the door

James Stevenson

Ages 3–8growing upfamily

Cover of My Mama Had a Dancing Heart

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart

Libba Moore Gray

Ages 3–8mother-daughter relationshipsdance

Cover of Childtimes

Childtimes

Eloise Greenfield, Lessie Jones Little

Ages 9–14family historyintergenerational connection

Cover of The orange shoes

The orange shoes

Trinka Hakes Noble

Ages 4–8familygrowing up

Cover of The Peppermint Pig

The Peppermint Pig

Nina Bawden

Ages 8–12family bondsloss and grief

Cover of When I Was Little

When I Was Little

Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell

Ages 3–7growing upself-discovery

Cover of Andrew's bright blue T-shirt

Andrew's bright blue T-shirt

Jessica Wollman

Ages 4–8self-expressiongrowth

Cover of When I Was Little

When I Was Little

Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell

Ages 2–6growing upself-discovery

Cover of Old Bear

Old Bear

Jane Hissey

Ages 3–8friendshiployalty

Cover of The bell in the bridge

The bell in the bridge

Ted Kooser

Ages 5–10family bondsnature

Cover of When I Was Your Age, Volume One

When I Was Your Age, Volume One

Amy Ehrlich, James Howe, Avi

Ages 8–12childhood memoriesgrowing up

Cover of Two cents and a milk bottle

Two cents and a milk bottle

Lee Cha'ah Batterman

Ages 8–12familyidentity

Cover of My Havana

My Havana

Rosemary Wells

Ages 6–10familyheritage

Cover of Precious Moments

Precious Moments

Jimmy Philip

Ages 6–12familyfriendship

Cover of Grandma's secret

Grandma's secret

Paulette Bourgeois, Maryann Kovalski

Ages 3–8familygrandparents

Cover of Marshfield dreams

Marshfield dreams

Ralph J. Fletcher

Ages 9–14childhood memorieshome and belonging

Cover of A Child's Christmas in Wales

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Dylan Thomas, Dylan Thomas

Ages 7–14christmaschildhood memories

Cover of Looking for Bongo

Looking for Bongo

Eric Velasquez

Ages 4–8loss and recoverychildhood memories

Cover of Calling the Doves/El Canto De Las Palomas

Calling the Doves/El Canto De Las Palomas

Juan Felipe Herrera

Ages 4–8familycultural heritage

Cover of When I Was Young in the Mountains

When I Was Young in the Mountains

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 4–8familychildhood memories

Cover of Lat, the kampung boy

Lat, the kampung boy

Lat.

Ages 8–14family lifecoming of age