Children's Book Suggestions | Income InequalityUnpublished

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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)

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 sensitive look at the challenges kids face when adjusting to foster care. (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)

A young boy soothes his grief at an unwanted move by helping a bird whose next has been destroyed. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Two kids navigate the difficult space of being between homes. (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)

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)

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

A girl struggles with making the right choice when she finds a life-changing fortune in an abandoned house. (Children's Fiction 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 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)

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)

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)

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)

Set in 1974, a young girl tries to find a kidnapped neighbor after her family moves into the local trailer park following a devastating fire. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

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)

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

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)