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home and belonging

Books about home and belonging for readers of all ages.

Cover of Webster

Webster

Ellen Emerson White

Ages 7–12animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Welcome to where?

Welcome to where?

Jory Simms

Ages 4–8moving and changehome and belonging

Cover of You nest here with me

You nest here with me

Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Melissa Sweet

Ages 2–6home and belongingnature

Cover of Grandpa's hotel

Grandpa's hotel

Riki Levinson

Ages 4–8family bondsgrandparents

Cover of Islandborn

Islandborn

Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa

Ages 4–8immigrationhome and belonging

Cover of Shelter

Shelter

ebrary, Inc

Ages 13–18family conflictresilience

Cover of A City Called Heavenht Son, Th

A City Called Heavenht Son, Th

Patrick D. Lewis

Ages 8–14family resiliencecommunity

Cover of Tennyson

Tennyson

Lesley M. M. Blume

Ages 10–14family relationshipsmother-daughter bond

Cover of Clancy Millie And The Very Fine House

Clancy Millie And The Very Fine House

Freya Blackwood

Ages 3–7moving and changehome and belonging

Cover of Far from fair

Far from fair

Elana K. Arnold

Ages 9–13familychange and adaptation

Cover of I lost a tooth in Africa

I lost a tooth in Africa

Penda Diakité

Ages 4–8familychildhood milestones

Cover of Tali's Jerusalem scrapbook

Tali's Jerusalem scrapbook

Sylvia A. Rouss

Ages 8–12familycultural understanding

Cover of Too tall houses

Too tall houses

Gianna Marino

Ages 3–7friendshipproblem-solving

Cover of Town Is by the Sea

Town Is by the Sea

Joanne Schwartz

Ages 4–8home and belongingcommunity

Cover of Hillel builds a house

Hillel builds a house

Shoshana Lepon

Ages 4–8building and constructionjewish culture

Cover of Have you seen Duck?

Have you seen Duck?

Janet A. Holmes

Ages 2–6loss and recoveryperseverance

Cover of Ribsy

Ribsy

Beverly Cleary

Ages 7–11pets and animalsloyalty

Cover of Sunny

Sunny

Jason Reynolds

Ages 10–15familyfriendship

Cover of Marshfield dreams

Marshfield dreams

Ralph J. Fletcher

Ages 9–14childhood memorieshome and belonging

Cover of Waiting for Normal

Waiting for Normal

Leslie Connor

Ages 9–14self-reliancefamily relationships

Cover of Island Boy

Island Boy

Barbara Cooney

Ages 5–10growth and changenature

Cover of Chester Cricket's New Home

Chester Cricket's New Home

George Selden

Ages 7–12friendshiphome and belonging

Cover of Pat of Silver Bush

Pat of Silver Bush

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Ages 9–14home and belongingfamily

Cover of Mossflower

Mossflower

Brian Jacques

Ages 9–14couragefriendship