Further Reading Book List for Love Makes a Family
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
Books about Adoption
- Elliot by Julie Pearson
- Home at Last by Vera B. Williams
- I Don’t Have Your Eyes by Carrie A. Kitze
- My Family is Forever by Nancy Carlson
- Pablo’s Tree by Pat Mora (480L)
- Tell Me Again about the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
- We Belong Together: A Book about Adoption and Families by Todd Parr
Books about Changes in Families
- Dear Child by John Farrell
- Deena Misses Her Mom by Jesse Holmes, Kahliya Ruffin (520L)
- Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty
- Mango Moon by Diane de Anda
- Missing Daddy by Mariame Kaba
Books about Family Traditions
- Kite Flying by Grace Lin (280L)
- Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales (AD420L)
- Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter by Mark Gonzales
Books about Gender Identity
- I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings
- It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn
- Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
- Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (190L)
- The Boy and the Bindi by Vivek Shraya
Books about Grandparents
- Abuela’s Weave by Omar S. Castaneda
- All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez
- Babu’s Song by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
- Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyongs (660L)
- Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez (900L)
- Grandma’s Records by Eric Velasquez
- My Dadima Wears a Sari by Kashmira Sheth
- Our Granny by Margaret Wild, Julie Vivas
- Sunday Shopping by Sally Derby Miller
- These Hands by Margaret H. Mason
Books about LGBTQ+ Families
- A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
- Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
- Mum and Mum are Getting Married! by Ken Setterington
Books about Love in Families
- A Father Like That by Charlotte Zolotow
- Love by Matt de la Peña
Books about Multiracial Families
- The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko
Books about Siblings
- Benji, the Bad Day, and Me by Sally J. Pla
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