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This series of six picture books guides children through a range of issues relating to fostering and adoption by focusing on the experiences of a five-year-old girl called Kirsty and her magic doll Billy. Billy talks to Kirsty, explains what is happening to her and explores Kirsty's feelings during...

Discover how the whole family can enjoy Paris-from the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre to Notre Dame and Disneyland® Paris-with this colorful, kids-oriented travel guide. The best places to visit in Paris and surrounding area are approached from a family-friendly angle. The guide is organized...

No one writes about Italian-American families with the humor, warmth, and heart of Peter Pezzelli. Now, with Francesca's Kitchen, he delivers another winning novel about how much we need the closeness of family--even if we don't know it. Where There's Food, There's Family For years,...

Matt Lowe's childhood was outwardly idyllic. He was part of a large, loving family and lived comfortably on the Norfolk coast. Yet, unnoticed by his parents and peers, he was being abused by a young man who had been welcomed into the family fold...in the guise of the perfect family friend. Jeremy...

Jonathan Yardley called A Family Trust "his longest, his most ambitious and his best… a book with serious purposes that manages to entertain at the same time…rich in carefully observed details, in quick, sharp perceptions that reveal more than one at first understands…a fine, satisfying, rewarding...

A child is coming â?? whether you approve or not it's time to get with the program! If someone you care about â?? a family member, co-worker, or close friend â?? has recently announced that their family will be growing through adoption, you may have questions. After all, unless you have personally...

Faith, Family, and Friends presents a collection of poetry that reflects the deep emotions in author Anna Cullefer Ferrys heart. She writes of the faith that has helped her through the challenges of her life in a way that may also help others through their own struggles of faith in God. She also shares...

One Perfect Family . . . can bring a whole village together Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale. Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam...

The Gold family lived an idyllic life in pre-war Poland, each doing their part to run the family grocery store and tobacco concession. The oldest daughter, Shoshana, had many friends, her sister Esther was meticulous as she worked at the family store, and young David was doted on by them all. But...

The world is a melting pot of families of different configurations. One of the most important gifts we van give our children is to help them feel good about the uniqueness of their family and help them learn to accept, respect, and include people whom they may experience as "different."...

If you loved Alicia Voss-Guillén’s Tori series, get ready for more fun in this first spin-off book about Tori’s cousin Joy!  Nine-year-old Joy Salinas lives with her family and her three dogs in Santa Luna, California, in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area.  She’s...

Cyril Squirrel has always lived in the great oak tree. His family had nested there for generations, building the squirrel house themselves and adding to it as their family grew. After sheltering in a nearby barn during a fierce storm one night, Cyril returned home to find his family tree had...

A family can be made in different ways. Families are all made from love. Let’s learn how a family can be made. Paired to the fiction title The Family Photo.

Readers can follow along as they read about a woman and her family. This nonfiction book features numerous photographs of her family, interesting text, and a helpful table of contents, glossary, and index. Children will be encouraged to tell a story about their own family as they move through this charming book.