Family Separation: general

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Place hand here - Yamasaki, Katie,

Summary: A young boy passes a painting of a hand on a wall in his neighborhood and watches others placing their own hands against it. The act means something different for each of them: Ms. Iris tells him...

Mama and Mommy and me in the middle - LaCour, Nina,

Summary: When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with...

Far apart, close in heart : being a family when a loved one is incarcerated - Birtha, Becky, 1948-

Summary: Children who have a parent in prison express their feelings of sadness, anger, worry, and embarrassment and suggest that talking to others and keeping in contact with the missing parent helps them...

Wherever you'll be - Prince Guttman, Ariella,

Summary: Even though they spend the day apart, a mother and her child find comfort in thinking of each other.

While we can't hug - McLaughlin, Eoin,

Summary: "Hedgehog and tortoise are the best of friends. But they're not allowed to hug. Luckily there are lots of other ways to show someone you love them" -- Page [4] cover.

The big bad wolf in my house - Fontaine, Valérie, 1980-

Summary: "The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very...

From the desk of Zoe Washington - Marks, Janae,

Summary: "Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--

Between us and Abuela : a family story from the border - Perkins, Mitali,

Summary: When María, Juan, and their mother go to the border between California and Mexico to visit their grandmother at Christmas, María must devise a way to get Juan's gift over the fence.

The Kissing Hand - Penn, Audrey, 1947-

Summary: When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

If you listen - Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915-

Summary: A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to know that someone far away loves you.

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