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childhood

Books about childhood for readers of all ages.

Cover of Alice's Birthday Pig

Alice's Birthday Pig

Tim Kennemore

Ages 5–10familysiblings

Cover of A day in the life of Tommy

A day in the life of Tommy

David Lewman

Ages 3–7humorfamily

Cover of Moon and midnight

Moon and midnight

Lisa Long

Ages 8–12horsesfamily

Cover of Little Boy

Little Boy

Alison McGhee

Ages 3–7father-son relationshipfamily love

Little Arthur's sun ; All's well when all's wellFirefly & Fern

Little Arthur's sun ; All's well when all's well

Kh Gyulnazaryan

Ages 4–8familycontentment

Cover of Kyle's recess

Kyle's recess

Terri Dougherty

Ages 4–8playschool

Cover of My woodland wish

My woodland wish

Kate Endle

Ages 3–8naturewishes

Cover of Over Our Way

Over Our Way

Jean D'Costa parent's name

Ages 8–12communityfamily

Cover of The boy on Fairfield Street

The boy on Fairfield Street

Kathleen Krull

Ages 5–10creativitychildhood

Cover of Jesus goes to the market place

Jesus goes to the market place

Carolyn M. Wolcott

Ages 4–8faithcommunity

Cover of Korean Children's Day

Korean Children's Day

Ruth Suyenaga

Ages 4–8cultural celebrationfamily

Cover of Garmann's secret

Garmann's secret

Stian Hole

Ages 4–8friendshipchildhood

Cover of A Child's Book of Poems

A Child's Book of Poems

Gyo Fujikawa

Ages 4–10imaginationnature

Cover of Elizabeti's Doll

Elizabeti's Doll

Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Esther Sarfatti

Ages 3–8familysibling relationships

Cover of William - the Outlaw

William - the Outlaw

Richmal Crompton, Francesca Simon, Thomas Henry, Sara Ogilvie

Ages 7–12friendshipmischief

Cover of Down the Slide

Down the Slide

Kate Freeman

Ages 2–5playoutdoor adventure

Cover of Duck

Duck

Janet Anne Holmes

Ages 2–6toysplay

Cover of Saturday

Saturday

Ian Lendler

Ages 4–8imaginationplay

Cover of Davy and his dog

Davy and his dog

Lois Lenski

Ages 4–8friendshiployalty

Cover of Sally's Pet (Butterscotch Books)

Sally's Pet (Butterscotch Books)

Nicola Smee

Ages 3–7petsresponsibility

Cover of Emmett's Pig

Emmett's Pig

Mary Stolz

Ages 7–10friendshipresponsibility

Cover of Jonah

Jonah

Susan Shreve

Ages 8–12imaginationfamily

Cover of Winter days with the Treelo triplets

Winter days with the Treelo triplets

Mary M. Landis

Ages 8–12familysiblings

Cover of When I was nine

When I was nine

James Stevenson

Ages 5–10childhoodself-discovery