A Single Shard

Linda Sue Park

Twelfth-century Korean pottery is an unlikely topic to capture the attention of young readers, but in the hands... read full review

Abuela's Weave

Omar Castañeda

Young Esperanza and her grandmother sit side by side, weaving on a backstrap loom, preparing for market day.... read full review

Babies Don't Eat Pizza: A Big Kids' Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters

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"Get ready--new babies bring lots of changes and surprises. What changes? What surprises? Let's find... read full review

Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family

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Fourth-grader Ben and his dad, Mitch, do just fine on their own. When Mitch meets... read full review

Don't Forget to Come Back!

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"Guess what? Yesterday, Daddy told me something very important. He told me that he and... read full review

Every Year on Your Birthday

Lewis, Rose

When my five-year-old saw the Chinese girl on the cover of this new book, she was intrigued.

“A... read full review

Families Change

Nelson, Julie

Every adoptive parent considers the question, “What do I say to my child about his birthparents or birth... read full review

Flora’s Family

Flora is a little girl, living happily with her family. One evening after bathtime, Flora notices that she... read full review

Get Real

Betty Hicks

In Get Real, 13-year-old Dez is something of a neat freak. She wonders how she can be related... read full review

I Love My Hair!

Natasha Tarpley

I Love My Hair! (Little, Brown) is a tender tribute to African hair and the bond formed between mother... read full review

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes

Rose Lewis

I like the Chinese baby in the orphanage because she seems like me. I think the baby felt... read full review

I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother

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"Baby brother or sister, will you look like me? I blend from semisweet dark Daddy... read full review

In Our Mothers' House

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If you value diversity and strong family bonds, you will want to read Patricia Polacco's... read full review

Little Lost Bat

Sandra Markle

Sensitive, but never sentimental, Little Lost Bat tells the story of a different type of adoptive family. After... read full review

Mama Mine, Mama Mine

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"When will you come back, / Mama hen, mama hen?"
"After I peck around the pen... read full review

Many Ways: How Families Practice Their Beliefs and Religions

I was raised in a Protestant church. My husband is Catholic. I'm the outsider when we attend mass... read full review

Monster Baby

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In Monster Baby (Clarion; $16), by Dian Curtis Regan, with illustrations by Doug Cushman, Olly... read full review

Nappy Hair

Carolivia Herron

Oh My Baby, Little One

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It sits on his shoulder. It nestles in his pocket. It keeps watch while he... read full review

Peace, Locomotion

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In a series of letters to his sister, 12-year-old Lonnie writes about their separate foster... read full review

Rain or Shine

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In this tender tale, a little boy looks forward to his birthday celebration, when he... read full review

Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles

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Tracing a family tree, sharing a baby picture at show-and-tell. These are common challenges for... read full review

Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story

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I mark a circle on the calendar. I have ten days and nine nights." So... read full review

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

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Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury are towering talents in the world of children's books, and... read full review

The Boat in the Tree

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The day Mom and Dad went to pick up my brother, I built a raft,"... read full review

The Great Call of China

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Cece, a high-schooler on her way to China for a summer anthropology program, harbors a... read full review

The Red Blanket

Eliza Thomas

On the crowded shelf of children’s books about adoption from China, don’t overlook The Red Blanket, a new... read full review

The Red Thread

Grace Lin

"This story again? You’ve heard it a hundred times," the mother asks her little girl on the opening... read full review

Three Names of Me

Mary Cummings

When my five-year-old saw the Chinese girl on the cover of this new book, Grace was intrigued.

The... read full review

Wemberly Worried

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Wemberly worries about everything--big things, little things, and things in between. Now she has something... read full review

What Makes Someone a Jew?

I was raised in a Protestant church. My husband is Catholic. I'm the outsider when we attend mass... read full review

When the Black Girl Sings

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When Lahni, the only African-American student in her school, is chosen to participate in the... read full review