Making Happy

Submitted by pduszyns on Wed, 2023-11-22 14:29

When Leila's mother gets sick, lots of things change for her family, but one important thing stays the same—they still have each other, and they know how to find joy and laughter when they need it most. Recommended for ages 5–8.

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Making Happy
Making Happy

Sheetal Sheth
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej She)


When Leila's mother gets sick, lots of things change for her family, but one important thing stays the same—they still have each other, and they know how to find joy and laughter when they need it most. Recommended for ages 5–8.
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Being Sick

  • Cancer Hates Kisses


  • The Honest Truth


  • Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor


  • Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness


  • Echo's Sister


  • Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness


  • Llama Llama Home with Mama


  • Cloud Babies


  • Sometimes You Barf


  • Sometimes You Barf


  • My Mommy Medicine


  • Echo's Sister


  • How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?


  • How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?


  • More to the Story


  • Cancer Hates Kisses


  • Do Not Lick This Book: It's Full of Germs


  • Mogie: The Heart of the House


  • Making Happy


  • Love Like Sky


  • More to the Story


  • Llama Llama Home with Mama


  • Katie Woo Has the Flu


  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee


  • Do Not Lick This Book: It's Full of Germs


  • Love Like Sky


  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee


  • Bob, Not Bob!


  • Katie Woo Has the Flu


  • Mogie: The Heart of the House


  • My Mommy Medicine


  • Making Happy


  • The Honest Truth


  • Bob, Not Bob!


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Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness

Submitted by pduszyns on Wed, 2023-11-22 10:25

Some days, Wyatt and his mom have big adventures. Other days, when his mom's multiple sclerosis flares up, they have smaller adventures. Recommended for ages 4–8.

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Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness
Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness

Julie A. Stamm
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Sta)


Some days, Wyatt and his mom have big adventures. Other days, when his mom's multiple sclerosis flares up, they have smaller adventures. Recommended for ages 4–8.
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Being Sick

  • My Mommy Medicine


  • Love Like Sky


  • More to the Story


  • Bob, Not Bob!


  • Making Happy


  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee


  • Sometimes You Barf


  • More to the Story


  • Cloud Babies


  • Echo's Sister


  • Echo's Sister


  • Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor


  • Cancer Hates Kisses


  • Making Happy


  • My Mommy Medicine


  • Cancer Hates Kisses


  • Llama Llama Home with Mama


  • How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?


  • How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?


  • Love Like Sky


  • Llama Llama Home with Mama


  • Katie Woo Has the Flu


  • Katie Woo Has the Flu


  • Do Not Lick This Book: It's Full of Germs


  • Bob, Not Bob!


  • Mogie: The Heart of the House


  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee


  • Mogie: The Heart of the House


  • Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness


  • Do Not Lick This Book: It's Full of Germs


  • The Honest Truth


  • Sometimes You Barf


  • Some Days: A Tale of Love, Ice Cream, and My Mom's Chronic Illness


  • The Honest Truth


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How to Make Friends With the Sea

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2021-08-05 15:24

Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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How to Make Friends With the Sea
How to Make Friends With the Sea

Tanya Guerrero
(Juvenile Fiction - J Guerrer)


Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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When People Die

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-04-27 16:14

Readers will learn about the best ways to handle death through the help of relatable stories and practical advice. Recommended for ages 8–12.

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When People Die
When People Die

Jane Lacey
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 155.937 Lac)

Readers will learn about the best ways to handle death through the help of relatable stories and practical advice. Recommended for ages 8–12.
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End of Life

  • The Purple Balloon


  • Summerlost


  • Dadaji's Paintbrush


  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief


  • Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?


  • Birdie


  • The Boy and the Gorilla


  • Zora, the Story Keeper


  • The Boy and the Gorilla


  • Worst-Case Collin


  • Death is Stupid


  • The Goodbye Book


  • Worst-Case Collin


  • The Purple Balloon


  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief


  • Dadaji's Paintbrush


  • Summerlost


  • The Heart and the Bottle


  • Saturdays Are for Stella


  • Death is Stupid


  • What Happens When a Loved One Dies? Our First Talk About Death


  • Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories


  • Saturdays Are for Stella


  • Missing Mommy


  • Zora, the Story Keeper


  • When People Die


  • Cry, Heart, But Never Break


  • The Heart and the Bottle


  • When People Die


  • Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?


  • Missing Mommy


  • Luna's Red Hat


  • The Goodbye Book


  • Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping with the Loss of a Parent


  • Luna's Red Hat


  • Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping with the Loss of a Parent


  • Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories


  • Cry, Heart, But Never Break


  • Birdie


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Summerlost

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-04-27 16:10

Following the sudden deaths of her father and autistic younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief. Recommended for ages 8–12.

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Summerlost
Summerlost

Allyson Braithwaite Condie
(Juvenile Fiction - J Condie)

Following the sudden deaths of her father and autistic younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief. Recommended for ages 8–12.
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End of Life

  • Luna's Red Hat


  • Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping with the Loss of a Parent


  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief


  • When People Die


  • The Purple Balloon


  • Cry, Heart, But Never Break


  • Death is Stupid


  • Cry, Heart, But Never Break


  • The Purple Balloon


  • Missing Mommy


  • Zora, the Story Keeper


  • Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping with the Loss of a Parent


  • Birdie


  • Summerlost


  • The Goodbye Book


  • Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories


  • The Boy and the Gorilla


  • The Heart and the Bottle


  • The Boy and the Gorilla


  • Worst-Case Collin


  • Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?


  • Birdie


  • What Happens When a Loved One Dies? Our First Talk About Death


  • Missing Mommy


  • Summerlost


  • Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories


  • The Heart and the Bottle


  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief


  • Saturdays Are for Stella


  • Worst-Case Collin


  • Saturdays Are for Stella


  • Dadaji's Paintbrush


  • The Goodbye Book


  • Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?


  • When People Die


  • Zora, the Story Keeper


  • Luna's Red Hat


  • Dadaji's Paintbrush


  • Death is Stupid


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The Thing About Leftovers

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-03-16 16:06

Fizzy struggles to find her place in her blended family after her parents' divorce, hoping her entry in the Southern Living Cook-Off will show them she is more than just a leftover kid. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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The Thing About Leftovers
The Thing About Leftovers

C.C Payne
(Juvenile Fiction - J Payne)

Fizzy struggles to find her place in her blended family after her parents' divorce, hoping her entry in the Southern Living Cook-Off will show them she is more than just a leftover kid. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Divorce

  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • Divorce


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • Divorce


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Divorce


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Divorce


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Just Like Always


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Just Like Always


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


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Weekends with Max and His Dad

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-03-16 16:04

Third-grader Max pursues neighborhood adventures with his dad as they both adjust to recent changes in their family. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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Weekends with Max and His Dad
Weekends with Max and His Dad

Linda Urban
(Juvenile Fiction - J Urban)

Third-grader Max pursues neighborhood adventures with his dad as they both adjust to recent changes in their family. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Divorce

  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Divorce


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • Divorce


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • Just Like Always


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Just Like Always


  • Divorce


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Divorce


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • Divorce is the Worst


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Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-03-16 16:01

Fourth grader Wren Jo Byrd questions lots of things--both little and big--when her parents decide to get a divorce, and learns a lot about the true meaning of family, home, and friendship. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)
Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)

Julie Bowe
(Juvenile Fiction - J Bowe)

Fourth grader Wren Jo Byrd questions lots of things--both little and big--when her parents decide to get a divorce, and learns a lot about the true meaning of family, home, and friendship. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Divorce

  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Divorce


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Divorce


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Divorce


  • Divorce


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Just Like Always


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • Just Like Always


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


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Dear Sweet Pea

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-03-16 15:57

Thirteen-year-old Patricia, widely known as Sweet Pea, navigates her parents' unconventional divorce and finds herself in the unlikely role of her town's advice columnist. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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Dear Sweet Pea
Dear Sweet Pea

Julie Murphy
(J Fiction – J Murphy)

Thirteen-year-old Patricia, widely known as Sweet Pea, navigates her parents' unconventional divorce and finds herself in the unlikely role of her town's advice columnist. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Divorce

  • Divorce


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Divorce


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Divorce


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • Divorce


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Just Like Always


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Just Like Always


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


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The List of Things That Will Not Change

Submitted by ghosler on Tue, 2021-03-16 15:54

Despite her parents' divorce, her father coming out as gay, and his plans to remarry, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love. She is also excited about getting a stepsister. As her life becomes different in many ways, Bea can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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The List of Things That Will Not Change
The List of Things That Will Not Change

Rebecca Stead
(J Fiction – J Stead)

Despite her parents' divorce, her father coming out as gay, and his plans to remarry, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love. She is also excited about getting a stepsister. As her life becomes different in many ways, Bea can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Divorce

  • Just Like Always


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Just Like Always


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Caillou: A New Family


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Divorce


  • Living with Mom and Living with Dad


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • On the Other Side of the Garden


  • Weekends with Max and His Dad


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • Dear Sweet Pea


  • Weekends With Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend


  • Emily's Blue Period


  • Divorce


  • Divorce is the Worst


  • Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • You Make Your Parents Super Happy! A Book About Parents Separating


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • I Don't Want To Talk About It


  • Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)


  • The Thing About Leftovers


  • Divorce


  • Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family


  • Divorce


  • Emily's Blue Period


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