Family - Kids Fiction

Enough is enough when one of the Peppers decides to divorce her family in this hilarious comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.Meet the Peppers.Funny runs in the family.Maria Pepper wants to win her school's mascot competition. But her tryout goes terribly...

Amos Kincaid is the son of a dowser--a person gifted in knowing how to find water deep in the ground. As a young person, Amos doesn't reveal his gift to others; he's not sure he wants the burden. But through his experiences growing up...

Do you want that your child will stop his/her thumb-sucking habit?In these days, where it is recommended not to touch your face, getting rid of a thumb-sucking habit is not only very important, it's a must!Dana's Finger Is Set Free - is the perfect...

The Pea That Was Me: Our New Baby is a charming introduction to the idea of egg donation for children whose parents are using this process to have a new baby. So many families have children who come to them in different ways: some...

Oma and Opa Love You is a super sweet book about how much a child is loved "More than a Rhino with an ice cream cone, or a doggy that is chewing on a great big bone. More than the sunshine in the sky...

Surf's up Make the summer scene for friendship, fun, adventure, and mystery that fill the pages of Sinister Summer: Cars, Cruisers, and Close Calls, the second volume in a four book series, The 1950s Adventures of Pete and Carol Ann. Join two eleven-year-old, All-American,...

A heartwarming book that beautifully illustrates a mother's infinite love for her child. A timeless book, perfect for bedtime.Author: Rick Steinhauser, Melissa Ivey StaehliISBN-10: 0997800674ISBN-13: 9780997800678Publisher: Sunny Day Publishing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2016Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.07d

You've decided to prepare for earthquakes, but it can be a little overwhelming - where do you start? "Sofie and Daniel Get Ready for Earthquakes" uses the art of storytelling to make getting ready easier, more effective, and more fun for children and parents....

Eli's Balloon is a fun and charming story about a little boy who believes he can be anything he wants to be, even a balloon. Children will enjoy traveling on this wonderful journey with Eli as they learn the endless possibilities of believing in...

An inquisitive young Humanist asks "How should I live my life?" He finds his answer on a hike with his mother while using the Scientific Method. This delightful and relevant story is a must-have addition to the modern family's bookshelf. A helpful glossary includes...

In this first book of the series we are introduced to Hailey and Logan (big sister and brother) who are delighted to meet The Lady of the Rainbow in a magical dream. Inspired by her message and songs, upon awakening, a series of events...

This is the story of Sam Caruso, a boy growing up in post WWII Los Angeles. "Nonno's Pocket Watch" relates a lesson about friendship that Sam learns from his grandfather.Author: Ray M. VentoISBN-10: 0985689013ISBN-13: 9780985689018Publisher: Vengiugno PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2012Pages: 48Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 10.20h x...

I Will Always Love You is an expression of unconditional love. Love, after all is the greatest gift. Is there someone who needs to hear, that no matter what, you will always love them? Does someone need to know you think they are pretty...

This is a genuine, seasonal story especially during Thanksgiving holiday about a little leaf named LEAVE ON, who has a special mission in life.Author: Vic Sbarbaro, Marcia Sbarbaro -. PezzellaISBN-10: 0982876750ISBN-13: 9780982876756Publisher: North State Children's BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w...

A 2018 Reader Views Choice Award Feathered Quill "Be Kind to Animals" Prize A 2018 Distinguished Favorite Independent Press AwardThomas the Turtle lives with his mother and sister on Placid Pond. Many years ago his father disappeared when he entered one part of the...

Ruby and Alfie are twins. Ruby and Alfie are mischievous, fun, creative, shiny and have hearts of gold - just like you One Friday, they are more keen to go to school that usual because they are doing art to make a big surprise...

Perfect for young dog lovers, this fifth Blossom Family title is a mysterious and touching finale to the best-selling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars. When Junior brings home the classroom hamster, Scooty, he decides to build the best hamster tunnel ever. But...

With ears like a bat and webbed toes, it seems as if ten-yearold Jake could fly right out of reality into the freedom of his dreams. No more worries about asthma, special reading class, or his parents' fighting--just sky. But Jake can't simply fly...

By turns humorous, poignant, and moving, this tale of a girl who comes back to Earth as a dog is a nuanced portrait of death, love, grief, and hope. When my death came it was swift. Swift as a running horse. It wasted no...

Not being perfect has its virtues in this irresistible child's-eye view. Your best friend is kind of a show-off. Your baby sister is loud. And Mom can be pretty stubborn. Not perfect But sometimes they come pretty close, and you do, too. David Elliott's...

Two adventurous ducklings get a little too carried away in a tale of a mother-and-ducky reunion that toddlers are sure to appreciate. Seymour and Henry love to play and can't wait to jump in the pond. Plop But when it's time to go home,...

A brand-new set of refreshingly off-beat picture books from the best-selling author of Everyone PoopsFrom best-selling children's author Taro Gomi comes a set of four new books: Playing, Imagining, Growing, and Sharing.Each book features a different pair of family members loving and learning from...

Sungi Bear, inspired by the will to demonstrate the magic of the "imagination", is a cute little cub who loves to take his friends on adventures. Sungi Bear knows about the need of constant learning, being on time, healthy eating, exercise, having clean fun,...

An insatiable boy made of clay devours everything in sight until a fiesty goat ruins his appetite. Vibrant paintings invigorate this retelling of a Russian folktale.Author: Mirra GinsburgISBN-10: 0688144098ISBN-13: 9780688144098Publisher: Greenwillow BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/1997Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 11.10h x 9.30w x 0.40dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level:...

If you are lucky you know someone like the elderly lady in this book. Whenever she sees you--coming home from school, trick-or-treating at Halloween, or walking with your dog in the wood--she makes you feel special. She is someone you admire. She is someone...

Geraldine loves her baby blanket. Trouble is, she's no baby, and her blanket is old and tattered. "It looks silly," says her mother. "There's hardly any blanket left,"says her father. But geraldine refuses to part with her old friend. Will a new doll from...

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. While hiking with her new environmental club, Lizzie sees a dog stranded in the woods. After a dramatic...

Miss Ruby comes from the heart of the author. With the grave illness of her grandson, God gave her a desire to share his story in a fictional manner with a goal to help others in the same position. Written with love and by...

Frankie, the new kid in the neighborhood, makes friends very quickly. He loves to play pirates, cowboys and Indians, and explore the neighborhood on his big wheel with his friends after school.He always forgets the time and is always late for dinner. Despite his...

These enchanting, haunting stories from Carnegie winner Lucy M. Boston have become modern classics, beautifully evoking all the magic and wonder of childhood. Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green Knowe Tolly's...

From New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes the hilarious and heartfelt story of a group of magical misfits. Nory Horace is nine years old. She's resourceful, she's brave, she likes peanut butter cookies. Also, she's able to...

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family...

When Flissy Bathburn's parents first dropped her off in Bottlebay, Maine, she hated everything about it. She hated the big gloomy house she was to live in. She hated meeting her long-lost and highly eccentric relatives. And most of all, she hated knowing that...

Libby's great aunt, Lobo, is from Mexico, but the United States has been her home for many years, and she wants to become a U.S. citizen. At the end of the week, Lobo will say the Pledge of Allegiance at a special ceremony. Libby...

Gee Whiz is a striking horse, and only part of that is because of his size. He is tall, but also graceful, yet his strides big but precise. At the same time, he keeps his eye on things, not as if he's suspicious, but...

Sammy takes off her high-tops, puts on some party shoes, and steps into a whole lot of trouble. "Sammy's investigation, friendships, family life, and wiseacre narration make this another rollicking addition to the series." --Booklist Sammy should have known better than to think 8th...

Welcome to Moundville, where it's been raining for longer than Roy McGuire has been alive. Most people say the town is cursed--right in the middle of their big baseball game against rival town Sinister Bend, black clouds crept across the sky and it started...

'Mothers can forgive anything Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.'It has been ten years since Jo and her husband founded their school for orphans. The first of Jo's boys...

'It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.' Jo March - now Mrs Bhaer - is...

Whether it's waking up to find toads in their shoes, becoming trapped on the roof, or searching for cheese when their cow makes only lemonade, the Pepin family always seem to get into the most bizarre scrapes. Lucky for them, they have an author...

This is my first childrens' book and was inspired by my son Andrew and my grand-daughter Josie. Josie and Niijii, our wolf-dog, inspired Andrew and myself to write these stories almost 10 years ago Some of the stories, we did remember, however, Josie and...

When Baby Bird says good-bye to his mama at school each morning, he feels sad. Mama Bird feels sad, too. Sometimes it's hard to be apart. But as Mama Bird says, the love they share is with them always, keeping them close until the...

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashville's Sulphur Dell Ballpark to watch the superstars of Negro League baseball. When Josh Gibson, the famous home-run...

Charles is a mouse of few words. He doesn't like to talk, and he's perfectly happy playing by himself. But his parents are not happy. "It's time he played football or joined the ballet," says Charles's father. So off Charles goes to ballet class,...

The author of such reliably offbeat sf thrillers as Strange Attractors (1990) radically changes pace for ten hilarious, semi- autobiographical stories. With affection and a splendid sense of comic timing, Sleator drags forth incidents from his family closet's darkest recesses--the time young Tycho was...

"Beautiful day!""Not a cloud in the sky!""A-picnicking we go!"When Picnic was first published in 1984, readers fell in love with Emily Arnold McCully's lush watercolors and charming story about a little mouse who is reunited with her family. Now the Caldecott artist has added...

'Gruffness and anger is passed along from person to person until a little dog starts a chain of happiness that reverses the trend. A] pleasant picture book that touches on] emotional maturity.' --ALA Children's Services Division. Author: Charlotte ZolotowISBN-10: 0064430340ISBN-13: 9780064430340Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/12/1982Pages:...

The Berenstain Bears discover the true power of lending a helping paw in this exciting addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series.When Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear pretend to be their favorite superhero characters, the whole neighborhood joins in on the game....

The first in a thrilling, action-packed middle grade trilogy, which School Library Journal declared "will likely find the same wide appeal as Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books.The Cloak Society: An elite organization of supervillains graced with extraordinary powers. Ten years ago the Cloak Society...

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes a luminous novel that glows with rare magic, ghostly wonders, and a true friendship that lights even the darkest of places. An E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book, it's perfect for fans of the author's...