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family life

Books about family life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Quinito, day and night

Quinito, day and night

Ina Cumpiano

Ages 3–7family lifedaily routines

Cover of Time flies!

Time flies!

Florence Parry Heide

Ages 4–8family lifebabies

Cover of Calvin Coconut

Calvin Coconut

Graham Salisbury

Ages 8–12family lifefriendship

Cover of Eleanor and the babysitter

Eleanor and the babysitter

Susan Hellard

Ages 3–7family lifebabysitters

Cover of Oh Honestly, Angela!

Oh Honestly, Angela!

Nancy K. Robinson

Ages 8–12honestycharity

Cover of You come to Yokum

You come to Yokum

Carol Otis Hurst

Ages 9–14family lifewomen's suffrage

Cover of The good, the bad, and the rest of us

The good, the bad, and the rest of us

Evelyn Slaatten

Ages 10–14family liferesilience

Cover of Fiona Finkelstein, big-time ballerina!

Fiona Finkelstein, big-time ballerina!

Shawn K. Stout

Ages 7–11ballet and danceworry and anxiety

Cover of Kerry

Kerry

Dorothy Hamilton

Ages 8–12family lifeinterpersonal relations

Cover of Terrible, awful, horrible manners

Terrible, awful, horrible manners

Beth Bracken

Ages 4–8mannersetiquette

Cover of The Tudor household

The Tudor household

Jean Ellenby

Ages 7–11historysocial customs

Cover of The Powers

The Powers

Kevin Stevens

Ages 7–12familyhumor

Cover of How do I feel?

How do I feel?

Norma Simon

Ages 3–8emotionsself-awareness

Cover of Calvin Coconut

Calvin Coconut

Graham Salisbury

Ages 8–12family lifefriendship

Cover of Gold City girl

Gold City girl

Jo Anne Wold

Ages 9–14family lifecommunity

Cover of Edwin speaks up

Edwin speaks up

April Stevens

Ages 2–6family lifeself-expression

Cover of Rainbow garden

Rainbow garden

Patricia St John, Patricia St John, Gary Rees, Mary Mills

Ages 8–12family lifefaith and spirituality

Cover of When Dad did the washing

When Dad did the washing

Ronda Armitage

Ages 4–8family lifehumor

Cover of A wonderful baby

A wonderful baby

Nancy Coffelt

Ages 2–6family lifebabies

Cover of Dogs on the bed

Dogs on the bed

Elizabeth Bluemle

Ages 2–7family lifepets

Cover of A Shaker's dozen

A Shaker's dozen

Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen, Paul Rocheleau

Ages 4–8countingcommunity

Cover of Ugly to start with

Ugly to start with

John Michael Cummings

Ages 10–15family lifeself-discovery

Cover of Town house, country house

Town house, country house

Hazel Boswell

Ages 7–11family lifecommunity

Cover of The public eye

The public eye

Shannon Freeman

Ages 10–15friendshipfamily life