Children's Books that Inspire Family History

Book List Compiled by Lisa McCole

Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londner

The Granddaughter Necklace by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

When Lightning Comes in a Jar by Patricia Polacco

The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco

The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco

Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

What a Family! by Rachel Isadora

Fancy Nancy My Family History by Jane O'Connor

Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne

Climb the Family Tree, Jessie Bear! by Nancy White Carlstrom

Me and My Family Tree by Joan Sweeney

The Name Quilt by Phyllis Root

Gianna the Great by Becky Villareal

Famous Family Trees by Kari Hauge

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Sydney Taylor

Arturo and the Navidad Birds by Anne Broyles

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

My Family Tree and Me by Dusan Patricic

A Gift by Yong Chen

Families by Susan Kuklin

Liam's Watch by Pamela Dell

When the Cousins Came by Katie Yamasaki

Rene Has Two Last Names by Rene Colato Lainez

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juan Martinez-Neal

Love by Matt de la Pena

Sing a Song by Kelly Starling Lyons

Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler

Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard

Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson

This is the Bird by George Shannon

Who's In My Family by Robie H. Harris

The Family Tree by David McPhail

Why Do I Have To Make My Bed? by Wade Bradford

Homeplace by Anne Shelby

Ana & Andrew Summer in Savannah by Christine Platt

Grandma's Purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

In My Momma's Kitchen by Jerdine Nolan

The Family Tree Detective by Ann Douglas

Allie First at Last by Angela Cervantes

The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman

This Is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson

Coming Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

Grandpa Green by Lane Smith

Chick-o-saurus Rex by Lenore and Daniel Jennewein

Finding Grandma's Memories by Jiyeon Pak

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