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Let's Talk About It: Blended Families

When parents remarry, the changes can be a combination of uncertainty, excitement and stress. Use these picture books and resources to open conversations about how these changes can be navigated.

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  • A lovely story about two children learning to trust each other as they start a new life together as stepsiblings.
    Book, 2025Wilton, CT : Tiger Tales, [2025] — E FICTION MOSCARDO
  • Discusses different types of blended families, the challenges and rewards of a blended family, and how these families come together out of love.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2025. — J 306.8747 ARRAS
  • A stepmother shares how much she loves her stepchild and celebrates their special relationship.
    Book, 2024New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2024] — E FICTION STANSBIE
  • The bonds between a stepdad and his stepdaughter are on full display.
    Book, 2024New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2024] — E FICTION STANSBIE
  • Lily-May's family grows to include her mom's new partner, Peter, and his children, and she even has more grandparents.
    Book, 2023Lincoln, MA : Nosy Crow, 2023. — E FICTION GUILLAIN
  • Remixed

    a Blended Family

    Chung, Arree,
    After breaking up, the colors must reevaluate what it means to be a family.
    Book, 2022New York : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2022. — E FICTION CHUNG
  • Rhyming text depicts a host of animals and the love found in all combinations of families.
    Book, 2015New York : Random House, [2015] — E FICTION LANG
  • Young Jackson's mama is getting remarried, and Jackson is nervous about his role as ring bearer in the wedding and about his new family, which includes a stepsister, Sophie, the flower girl.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2017] — E FICTION COOPER
  • Molly is happy with it being just her and her dad until he marries Molly's favorite librarian. Molly struggles to accept the changes in her life. But soon, she discovers that sometimes change is good.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — E FICTION RUBY
  • A young girl has heard all about stepmothers. They are wicked, evil, and seriously bad, which is why she's a little suspicious when she meets her own stepmother.
    Book, 2022New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. — E FICTION BERGER
  • Two families move into a house together and must find ways to navigate the shared spaces and different habits.
    Book, 2021New York : Flamingo Books, 2021. — E FICTION ROBACH
  • When her teacher asks the class to share what makes their families special, one girl worries she might not be able to explain her family because it is so different.
    Book, 2016Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2016. — E FICTION OLEARY
  • Three Pockets Full

    a Story of Love, Family, and Tradition

    Rodriguez, Cindy L.. 1971-
    A young Mexican American boy named Beto doesn't want to wear what he thinks of as a stupid guayabera shirt to his mom's remarriage wedding.
    Book, 2021Dearborn Heights, MI : Cardinal Rule Press, [2021] — E FICTION RODRIGUEZ
  • Examines a variety of questions young children commonly ask about the world and their families.
    Book, 2012Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012. — E FICTION HARRIS
  • Cat Dog Dog

    the Story of a Blended Family

    Buchet, Nelly,
    When Mom and Dad move in together, the newly blended pet family struggles to adapt to their new reality.
    Book, 2020New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020] — E FICTION BUCHET