Reading storybooks to your child can be a great way to help them learn about their world and feel a sense of belonging.
Families come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes finding stories that relate to you and your child’s own family can be a challenge.
At the library, you can find books and stories about all sorts of families. Ask your librarian to help you find books on topics you and your child want to read about. Here are some books the librarian may suggest to you:
Families come in many forms
- Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
- Just the Way We Are by Jessica Shirvington
- The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van T Rudd
- The Lost Girl by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Leanne Tobin
- Fly-In, Fly-Out Dad by Sally Murphy
Blended families or parents separating
- Bigger Digger by Brett Avison and Craig Smith
- Family Forest by Kim Kane and Lucia Masciullo
- Mum and Dad Glue by Kes Gray
Living in foster care
- A Home Away From Home – Children’s Stories About Foster Care by Australian Childhood Foundation
Moving to Australia / Refugee experience
- I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox and Ronojoy Ghosh
- My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood
- Out by Angela May George
- Lost and Found Cat by Doug Kuntz
- Dreamers by Yuki Morales
Expecting a new baby in the family
- Za-za’s Baby Brother by Lucy Cousins
- There’s Going to be a Baby by John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury
- Home in the Rain by Bob Graham
Illness or death of a family member
- One Photo by Ross Watkins and Liz Anelli
- Missing Mummy by Rebecca Cobb
- My Happy Sad Mummy by Michelle Vailiu
- Roses are Blue by Sally Murphy
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