In episode 39 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
Books About Families
Kids love books about families. This week, Megan and Allison are looking at books that show families in all of their diverse and interesting forms – plus why family tends to move into the background of books for older kids. Plus, Allison explores the question of whether Australian teens are reading YA novels by Australian authors, and Megan has tips for organising library displays.
Books we mention
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘Rebel Skies’ by Ann Sei Lin (YA)
‘Nura and the Immortal Palace’ by M. T. Khan (middle grade)
‘The Ghost Locket’ by Allison Rushby (middle grade)
‘That Cat’ by Jacqueline Harvey. Illustrated by Kate Isobel Scott (early childhood)
‘Ollie and Bea: Bats What Friends are For’ by Renee Treml (early childhood, library primary)
‘Advance Australia Fair’ Peter Dodds. Illustrated by Tony Flowers (primary school).
Books about Families
‘Family Tree’ by Josh Pyke. Illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh
‘Family is Like a Cake’ by Shona Innes. Illustrated by Írisz Agócs
‘Isla’s Family Tree’ by Katrina McKelvey. Illustrated by Prue Pittock
‘Love Makes a Family’ by Sophie Beer
‘The Family Book’ by Todd Parr
‘Family Forest’ by Kim Kane. Illustrated by Lucia Mascuillo
‘Our Family Pledge’ by Emmaline Carroll Southwell. Illustrated by Vivien Minekar
‘An ABC of Families’ by Abbey Williams. Illustrated by Paulina Morgan
‘The Great Big Book of Families’ by Mary Hoffman. Illustrated by Ros Asquith
‘My Dad’s the Coolest’ and ‘My Mum’s the Best’ by Rosie Smith. Illustrated by Bruce Whately
‘Moonlight Mums’ by Laura Stitzel
‘The Important Things’ by Peter Carnavas
‘My Dad is a Dragon’ by Damon Young. Illustrated by Peter Carnavas
‘My Dad Snores’ by John Williamson’s. Illustrated by Peter Carnavas
‘My Nanna is a Ninja’ by Damon Young. Illustrated by Peter Carnavas
‘No Kind of Superman’ by Danny Parker. Illustrated by Matt Ottley
‘Tom Tom’ by Rosemary Sullivan. Illustrated by Dee Huxley. Currently out of print.
‘Poems About Families’ chosen by Brian Moses (poems on a range of diverse families)
‘A Bit of Company’ by Margaret Wild. Illustrated by Wayne Harris.
‘A Quiet Girl’ by Peter Carnavas
‘Paperboy: a patchwork of memories’ by Danny Parker. Illustrated by Bethany Macdonald
‘Shine’ by Danny Parker. Illustrated by Ruth de Vos
‘My Mum Says the Strangest Things’ and ‘My Dad Thinks He’s Funny’ by Katrina Germein. Illustrated by Tom Jellett.
‘Let’s Get a Pup’ by Bob Graham
‘I’ll Always Be Older Than You’ by Jane Godwin. Illustrated by Sara Acton
‘What Do You Call Your Grandma’ by Ashleigh Barton. Illustrated by Martina Heiduczek
‘Two Nests’ by Laurence Anholt. Illustrated by Jim Coplestone
‘My Brother Ben’ by Peter Carnavas
‘Aussie Kids: Meet Zoe and Zac at the Zoo’ by Belinda Murrell. Illustrated by David Hardy
What Zola Did series by Melina Marchetta. Illustrated by Deb Hudson
Other episodes you might like
Episode 244: Can reading be too ‘comfortable’?
Episode 235: What makes a great picture book?
Episode 111: Books About Siblings
Quick tips
Do Australian teens read LoveOzYA books?
Our books
The Garden of Lost Girls by A. L. Tait
The Last Word by A. L. Tait
Danger Road by A. L. Tait
Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
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