Books like Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers
By Mairi Hedderwick
For any kid juggling grandparents who seem like they're from two different worlds, this is a story about how those differences can actually work themselves out. Warm, funny, island-breezy, with a gentle competitive edge that resolves into affection.
A gallery of animal families — ducks, pandas, hippos, tigers, and more — appears in framed portraits, each one showing a different way to be a family, from two moms to a kid with just a pet plant.
A homeless dog living in a box in an alley writes letter after letter to every house on Butternut Street, pleading his case for a forever home.
A young tiger can't read, write, draw, or speak, and his worried father watches for progress while his mother insists he just needs time to bloom in his own way.
Two identical-looking twin sisters share the same eyes, cheeks, and smiles, but as they make dumplings, get haircuts, and practice magic tricks, their differences keep showing through.
A small boy who lives next door to a nursing home learns that his elderly friend Miss Nancy has lost her memory, and sets out to discover what a memory actually is so he can help her find hers again.
An older man decides he's too old for birthday fuss and plans a quiet cup of tea instead, until his best friends and their dog have a surprise in store for him.
A zookeeper spends every day visiting his animal friends — racing the tortoise, sitting with the shy penguin, reading to the owl — until he wakes up too sick to come, and they decide to visit him instead.
A young polar bear's fishing trip with Grampa Bear is interrupted by pesky otters, sparking a gentle conversation about why we're called to love others — even when they're hard to love.
A celebration of moms in all their forms shows the everyday moments that make them amazing — reading stories, making us laugh, and snuggling us close when we're sad.
A retired schoolteacher receives a baby boa constrictor as a birthday gift from her son in Brazil and raises him in her French village, where he grows up to become a hero.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu shares his vision of God's dream for the world, where people hold hands, get angry and say sorry, and forgive — learning that everyone, no matter their nose size or skin shade, is family.
An elderly man living alone decides what he needs is a cat to keep him company, and finds one in an old, comfortable companion named Tabby.
