by Jannel Cannon

A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.

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by Madonna

A boy learns a lesson about the destructive power of gossip.

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by Kathryn Otoshi

Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One–a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right.

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by Liz Garton Scanlon

Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in the world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.

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by Karen Halvorsen Schreck

Lucy, an adopted child from Mexico, is convinced that her family background is too complicated for her to make the family tree she is supposed to create for a homework assignment.

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by Uma Krishnaswami

Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so that he can meet his new baby sister from India.

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by Ed Young

Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her.

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by Mary Cummings

A girl adopted from China explains that her three names–one her birth mother whispered in her ear, one the babysitters at her orphanage called her, and one her American parents gave her–are each an important part of who she is. Includes scrapbooking ideas for other girls adopted from China.

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by Grace Lin

There is an ancient Chinese belief that an invisible, unbreakable red thread connects all those who are destined to be together.A king and queen rule a beautiful and peaceful land. They should be full of joy and contentment, but they both feel a strange pain that worsens every day.Then a peddler’s magic spectacles reveal a red thread pulling at each of their hearts. The king and queen know they must follow the thread-wherever it may lead.Grace Lin’s lovely adoption fairy tale is for all children-and the parents who would search the world to find them.

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by Julianna Fields

Describes the benefits and challenges to living within a family with gay or lesbian parents, including issues with adoption, societal views on gay parents, and homosexual biological parents.

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