NCW Libraries

"In this picture book, Silas finds a unique solution for keeping up with his seven adoring grandparents and stepgrandparents."--

Meet Miguel and his family. He lives with his parents and grandparents. He has lots of cousins and aunts and uncles that live nearby. Miguel has a very close family. -- Amazon.com.

One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home-a place to play with friends and farm animals alike. As seasons passed, the barn weathered many storms. The boy left and returned a young man, to help on the farm and to care for the barn again. The barn has stood for one hundred years, and it will stand for a hundred more: a symbol of peace, stability,...

"Being noticed is what all the members of the Shrimpton family lived for - all except, that is, for Maude. She prefers to blend into the background rather than stand out in a crowd. This is very much to her advantage when they all come face-to-face with a rather hungry tiger ... " -- from cover flap.

"A young worm dresses her family up for a photo, but ultimately comes to appreciate them for who they are"-- Provided by publisher.

A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.

In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during a blizzard.

Freddy hates being the middle one in the family until he gets a part in the school play.

In words and pictures, a girl describes the three humans and two cats that live in her house, and details some of the traits that they share.