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Tender Topics: Homelessness

These moving picture books help kids understand losing a home while showing the strength of families and the importance of kindness.

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12 items

  • A creative boy living in a school bus uses his imagination and courage to stay positive even when things are difficult.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
  • This Is My Bag

    a Story of the Unhoused

    Chester, Roxanne,
    This story follows a person carrying a bag through the city to show that anyone can be homeless and that "home" means more than just a building.
    Picture Book, 2023[Ashland, Ohio] : Paw Prints Publishing, [2023]
  • A young girl and her mother use their imaginations to make a homeless shelter feel like a safe and magical place to stay.
    Picture Book, 2019Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2019.
  • Even though they have to live in separate shelters, a young girl and her parents stay close by playing together and remembering they are always a family.
    Picture Book, 2017Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman and Company, 2017.
  • Marta enjoys finding treasures with her homeless Aunt Pearl, but her aunt eventually leaves after struggling to adjust to living in a house with rules.
    Picture Book, 2019Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2019.
  • Lydia and her family move many times after losing their home, but she finds joy and support when a kind librarian helps her discover the magic of books.
    Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2021.
  • After nobody wants to buy a small fir tree, a homeless boy takes it home to his cardboard box and gives it a magical Christmas.
    Picture Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
  • A young girl and her family find the courage to start over and make a home for themselves in a small shack in the woods during the Great Depression.
    Picture Book, 2019Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2019.
  • After their father dies, a mother and her eight children move into a small shack in the woods and work together to turn it into a home filled with love.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019]
  • In this poem, Neil Gaiman shares that being warm is about more than just clothes; it is about feeling safe, loved, and like you belong.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
  • Kim and her mother learn that being truly tough means being brave enough to ask for help and show their feelings.
    Picture Book, 2021[Toronto] : Tundra Books, [2021]
  • Being Homeless

    Stories From Survivors

    Eason, Sarah,
    This book shares real-life stories from people who have experienced homelessness to help readers understand their struggles and how they found hope again.
    Book, 2022Shropshire, UK : Cheriton Children's Books, 2022.