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

After her papi loses his job, Maribel's family must adjust to temporarily "doubling up" with their extended family while her father searched for a new job. A Spanish language edition is available as well. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

An elementary school student finds joy in being generous even after he discovers that his family is a recipient of the class food drive. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

A Christmas story set in the second largest homeless shelter in the US, in which Santa enters just like anyone else in need and distributes toys to the children who live there. (Picture Book 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)

Based on a true story from the author's childhood, this book celebrates the sense of security a family's van provides while it serves as their home. (Parenting Book Age 4-8)

A young boy soothes his grief at an unwanted move by helping a bird whose next has been destroyed. (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 story about the ways generosity strengthens communities, even when people have very little, inspired by a twentieth century Jewish philosopher. (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 helpful tool for parents who need help explaining this complex topic to young children. (Parenting Age 6-8)

A family maintains their bonds despite the fact that they can only find beds at separate homeless shelters. (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 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)

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)

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 kid trying to hide the consequences of her family's financial troubles learns to accept help when she helps a neighbor restore her garden. (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)

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)

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

A middle school boy cares for his younger sister when their mom fails to come home in this novel by a Newbery Honor-winning authors. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A middle school girl champions her low-income apartment community in a story that will be especially relevant to apartment-dwelling tweens in a community where most of their peers live in single family homes. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A gig performing at a nursing home helps tween musicians Jo, who struggles with stage fright, and Ronny, who needs money to prevent his family's eviction following a parent's injury. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

After her family loses their home, a middle school student searches for continuity throughout a series of temporary homes. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-8)

Middle school rivals end up trapped in an avalanche when they go off-road in the annual snowmobile race. Set in rural Idaho, this is a great pick for middle school boys who love spending time outdoors in the PNW. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A middle schooler unexpectedly finds herself at the center of attention after her family loses everything in a house fire--and she learns the brother she rescued her might not be such a hero after all. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A gifted middle school athlete--whose family often doesn't have enough money for food, let alone athletic gear like track spikes and sports bras--pushes herself too far when a new teammate challenges her dominance on the track. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A memoir in verse about a real girl's experience of housing insecurity and homelessness in the Y2K era. (Children's Nonfiction Age 10-14)

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