Difficult Topics for Kids: Homelessness and Hunger

Sometimes we have to learn about difficult things like homelessness and hunger. This list of books can help us start the conversation.

Updated October 29, 2025
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Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
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I know how to draw an owl
Hippely, Hilary Horder
Paper Book
Belle draws the best owl in class, but she doesn't say why: she sees them in the park, where she and her mother sleep. Charlotte Zolotow Award Winner! Belle and her mother used to have a house, a table, and chairs, a home like any of Belle's classmates'. But things...
Lulu and the hunger monster
Talkin, Erik
Paper Book
"In this story illustrating the reality of childhood hunger and food insecurity, Lulu invites kids into her world to help them understand what it's like to battle the Hunger Monster. Lulu and the Hunger Monster delivers the right message at the right time, helping readers recognize the problem...
Saturday at the food pantry
O'Neill, Diane
Paper Book
Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books of 2021 Parents Magazine October 2021 Book of the Month A sensitive story about food insecurity. Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday...

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