Children's Book Suggestions | Income InequalityUnpublished

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A gentle story exploring kindness and food insecurity. (Picture Books Age 4-8)

A hopeful farewell to a familiar ritual for kids who don't have access to laundry at home. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Libraries were Lydia's refuge when her family didn't have a home of their own. Now a librarian herself, she writes a thank you letter to the librarian who welcomed her. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

A story about the power of generosity centered around a young boy who both gives and receives gifts during his church's Valentine's Day drive for those in need. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

A neighborhood soccer star whose family can't afford shoes saves up his money to buy a special gift. (Picture Books Age 4-8)

A family maintains their bonds despite the fact that they can only find beds at separate homeless shelters. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

A helpful tool for parents who need help explaining this complex topic to young children. (Parenting Age 6-8)

After his father dies and his family moves into a hotel, Isaiah Dunn finds his voice with the help of a journal his father left behind. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

A boy and his dad grieve when their landlord decides to tear down their old house and come together to make their new house feel like home. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

A girl who's recently gone into foster care bonds with a pony in rural England. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

Sent to live with her aunt after a well-meaning 911 call sends them to rehab, Laura copes with her feelings by training a stray puppy to be a therapy dog in this moving novel in verse. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A novel in verse about two girls who must survive on their own in the Montana winter after their dad fails to return to the care where they're living. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

A young musician bonds with a longtime resident when her family moves into a homeless shelter. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

A heartfelt exploration of the power of food and family connections, featuring a foster kid who creates a website dedicated to family recipes in the hope of connecting with her own distant family. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

This graphic novel series is a must-read for fans of The Baby-Sitters Club! In this third installment, Priya's family is evicted and must move across town, straining her friendships with the other girls in her dog walking business. (Children's Graphic Novels Grades 3-5)

Inspired by an Ojibwe author's childhood experiences with housing insecurity. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A gut-wrenching memoir about the shame and stigma the author experienced as a student receiving free lunch. (Children's Nonfiction Age 10-14)

Embarrassed by his dad's money-saving dumpster dives, a tween boy uses a dog training guide to try and change his dad's behavior in this funny novel from the author of Hatchet. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A middle school exploration of the dynamis explored in Stephanie Lands' popular memoir Maid, in which a tween tries to take over her mother's house cleaning jobs after an accident puts her out of work. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A Black middle schooler struggles with bullying and colorism after her family is evicted from their home. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A picture book biography of a trailblazing advocate who created additional shelters for those in need and helped them find permanent homes. (Children's Nonfiction Age 7-10)