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family support

Books about family support for readers of all ages.

Cover of It'll only be stronger

It'll only be stronger

Pamela Gaskin Huston

Ages 4–8growthresilience

Cover of The cure for cold feet

The cure for cold feet

Beth Levine Ain

Ages 8–12couragefriendship

Cover of Feeling sad

Feeling sad

Joy Berry

Ages 4–9emotionssadness

Cover of David's secret soccer goals

David's secret soccer goals

Caroline Anne Levine

Ages 5–10bedwettingself-confidence

Cover of Freddie's fears

Freddie's fears

Hilary Robinson

Ages 3–7fear of the darkcourage

Cover of Dorothy and the glasses

Dorothy and the glasses

Ivona Březinová

Ages 3–7acceptanceself-confidence

Cover of The type 1 diabetes book

The type 1 diabetes book

Ragnar Hanas

Ages 8–16health managementliving with chronic illness

Cover of Becky and the Worry Cup

Becky and the Worry Cup

Wendy Schlessel Harpham

Ages 6–12worry and anxietycoping with illness

Cover of Froggy learns to swim

Froggy learns to swim

Jonathan London

Ages 3–7courageovercoming fear

Cover of Bravo, Mia!

Bravo, Mia!

Laurence Yep

Ages 8–12perseverancecompetition

Cover of Mine for keeps

Mine for keeps

Jean Little

Ages 8–12disability and acceptanceself-discovery

Cover of Yolonda's Genius

Yolonda's Genius

Carol Fenner

Ages 9–13sibling relationshipshidden talent

Cover of New to Drew

New to Drew

Susan Blackaby

Ages 4–7new experiencesself-confidence

Cover of Alice's world record

Alice's world record

Tim Kennemore

Ages 8–12winning and losingperseverance

Cover of Easter Ann Peters' operation cool

Easter Ann Peters' operation cool

Jody Lamb

Ages 8–12bullyingcourage

Cover of Let's talk about diabetes

Let's talk about diabetes

Melanie Apel Gordon

Ages 6–10health and wellnessunderstanding illness

Cover of Why can't I have a cupcake?

Why can't I have a cupcake?

Betsy Childs

Ages 4–8food allergiesinclusion

Cover of Jeremy's first haircut

Jeremy's first haircut

Linda Walvoord Girard

Ages 2–6growing upcourage

Cover of Naomi's Story

Naomi's Story

Andy Glynne

Ages 5–10illness and healthcourage

Cover of Arthur's science project

Arthur's science project

Marc Brown

Ages 5–10science and discoveryperseverance

Cover of Donna Jean's disaster

Donna Jean's disaster

Barbara Williams

Ages 5–9self-confidencestage fright

Cover of Jasmine Toguchi, drummer girl

Jasmine Toguchi, drummer girl

Debbi Michiko Florence

Ages 7–11talent developmentconfidence

Cover of Salt in His Shoes

Salt in His Shoes

Deloris Jordan, Roslyn M. Jordan

Ages 7–12perseverancefamily support

Cover of Is your buffalo ready for kindergarten?

Is your buffalo ready for kindergarten?

Audrey Vernick

Ages 3–7starting schoolreadiness