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Author
Publisher
Egmont [distributor]
Pub. Date
2012
Description
When help becomes a hindrance, Aunty May is left clean out of patience. A portrait of childhood optimism and cheer, our narrator proceeds from chore to chore, leaving a trail of destruction behind him - all oblivious to his aunt's horror.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
1998
Description
Offering clear information & guidance, each title in this series tackles health & family problems that may affect children. When a child is upset or worried, it helps them to understand why & to have answers to their questions as these books provide.
Author
Publisher
Tamarind
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Keisha has started a new school but misses her old school, old friends and her old teacher. In fact she is so sad she keeps telling her mum she has a stomach ache so she doesn't have to go to school. One day she finds a small doll in the garden, but when she takes her dolls to school she loses them.
7) My dads
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2010
Appears on list
Description
I have two fathers. I call them Dad & Pa. Dad is tall & wears suits. Pa is bald & wears boots. Dad's into gadgets & Pa's into plants; one paints on easels, the other on walls. In this celebration of blended families, a young girl explains why her dad & stepdad, though completely different, both love her very much.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln First Editions
Pub. Date
2019
Description
A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he dies, written by poet and playwright Joseph Coelho. This powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost a grandparent.
12) The swap
Author
Publisher
Little Hare
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Caroline Crocodile's baby brother dribbles. But all Mama Crocodile ever says is how gorgeous he is. Caroline is very jealous. So she goes to the baby shop and tries to swap her dribbly brother for a new baby. The trouble is, there's just something not quite right with any of them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's
Pub. Date
2009
Description
In this book, set in Ghana, Stephanie is getting everything ready because Grandma is coming to stay. Grandma shows Stephanie how to wear traditional dress, reads her favourite book, and takes her to see real-life dancers at a festival. In return, Stephanie shows Grandma how to kick a ball, ride a bike and play the drum!
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Henry hopes that his granpa, who is coming for a visit, will love his puppy Charley just as much as he does (a LOT). But Granpa is a little wary of dogs - he's never been friends with one before. Luckily, Charley isn't any ordinary little puppy, he's a very smart one and this could be the beginning of a very beautiful friendship indeed.
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Anna Hibiscus is very happy! So happy, in fact, that she can't quite decide what to do with herself. So she turns to her grandparents, her aunties, her cousins Chocolate, Angel and Benz, her uncle Tunde and her father, who each offer her a way to express her boundless joy.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2010
Description
When Mother Fox goes out to look for food she leaves her fox cubs, Alfie and Bonnie, with clear instructions to stay inside where it's safe and snug. But the two young cubs can't resist the exciting world above, and soon find themselves in the middle of their first ever snowfall.
18) Mum and Dad glue
Author
Publisher
Hodder Children's
Pub. Date
2009
Description
This picture book looks at divorce from a child's eye view. A little boy tries to find a pot of parent glue to stick his mum and dad back together. His parents have come undone and he wants to mend their marriage, stick their smiles back on and make them better. Even though his parents may be broken, their love for him is not.
19) Eat up, Gemma
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Baby Gemma is up to mischief - refusing to eat, throwing her breakfast on the floor, squashing her grapes, feeding her dinner to the dog. But one day, in church, her brother has a clever idea for getting Gemma to eat up.
Author
Publisher
Red Fox
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Grandma's not the wrinkled kind, she's the special kind instead. She wears trainers with yellow laces and she laughs very loud. She remembers lots of things like milk carts and special songs. But some days, her remembering is not so good. This is a moving account of a girl's relationship with her grandmother.