Picture Books: Families

Spend a day in the life of three diverse families and their little ones, from an adventure in the park to bedtime snuggles.

A mother shares family memories and stories with her daughter as she applies henna to the young girl's hands.

"With sweet, rhyming text and beautiful art that will transport you to the lake, this heartfelt board book celebrates the best things about enjoying lake life with the ones you love. Whether it's feeding ducks, looking for fish, or enjoying a peaceful nature walk, this cozy story proves that the best thing about lake life is making precious memories with the ones you love that last long after you leave the shore."--

Three generations of a family grow up and come together around one pecan tree.

A cumulative all-holiday carol about a young girl who is trying to get a slice of Granny's sweet potato pie at a family gathering.

Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.

Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...

On her eighth birthday Maude buries a red tin box with some special treasures at the foot of a flowering dogwood tree and makes a promise to herself -- and many years later she and her granddaughter travel to her childhood home to dig it up and pass it on.

Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.

Why does Izzy's skin look different from her mama's? Why does Izzy's hair have swirls and curls while her mama's hair is smooth and straight? Should Izzy be sad that she looks so different from her mama?