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Children's books about belonging

Books for children about belonging: the search for a place where you fit, and the joy of finding it. The shelf is at its strongest when belonging is hard-won — when the character has to change something, or find a place that doesn't already exist.

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Blue Penguin
by Petr Horacek · age 3–7
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The Lost Robot
by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7
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Graphic novel
Be Prepared
by Vera Brosgol · age 9–13
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
Misfit Mansion
by Kay Davault · age 8–12
Graphic novel
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J.K. Rowling · age 8–12
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7
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Illustrated
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney · age 7–12
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Hilda and the Midnight Giant
by Luke Pearson · age 7–11
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
Real Friends
by Shannon Hale · age 8–12
Graphic novel
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Big Bright Feelings: Meesha Makes Friends
by Tom Percival · age 3–7
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Click
by Kayla Miller · age 8–12
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Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit
by Catherine Rayner · age 3–6
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Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
by Ursula Moray Williams · age 6–9
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Home
by Carson Ellis · age 3–7
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Chapter book
I Am Raven
by Alastair Chisholm · age 9–12
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Chapter book
I Am Wolf
by Alastair Chisholm · age 9–12
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Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin
by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7
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Picture book
Meerkat Mail
by Emily Gravett · age 3–7
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Picture book
Odd Dog Out
by Rob Biddulph · age 3–7
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The Arrival
by Shaun Tan · age 9–14
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The Comet
by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7
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Picture book
The Invisible
by Tom Percival · age 4–8
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Picture book
The Lost Thing
by Shaun Tan · age 6–11
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Ghostlines
by Katya Balen · age 9–13
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The Bridges
by Tom Percival · age 4–8
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Chapter book
We Are Dragon
by Alastair Chisholm · age 9–12
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A Place Called Home
by Kate Baker · age 3–6
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Picture book
Neon Leon
by Jane Clarke · age 2–5
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Picture book
Teacup
by Rebecca Young · age 4–8
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Best Friends
by Shannon Hale · age 8–12
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Graphic novel
The Sad Ghost Club Volume 2
by Lize Meddings · age 12–15
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Graphic novel
Lunar Boy
by Jes Wibowo · age 9–13
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Graphic novel
Mayhem at Misfit Mansion
by Kay Davault · age 8–12
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl · age 7–10
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Lost and Found
by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7
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Chapter book
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan · age 9–13
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Tabby McTat
by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7
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Picture book
The Invisible String
by Patrice Karst · age 3–8
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El Deafo
by Cece Bell · age 8–12
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Frostheart
by Jamie Littler · age 8–12
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Hilda and the Bird Parade
by Luke Pearson · age 7–11
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
Hilda and the Black Hound
by Luke Pearson · age 7–11
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Illustrated
Hilda and the Great Parade
by Stephen Davies · age 7–10
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Illustrated
Hilda and the Hidden People
by Stephen Davies · age 7–10
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Illustrated
Hilda and the Nowhere Space
by Stephen Davies · age 7–10
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The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn on the Coast
by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
The Baby-Sitters Club: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye
by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs
by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake
by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12
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The Smeds and the Smoos
by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7
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Wings of Fire: The Hybrid Prince
by Tui T. Sutherland · age 9–12
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Anya's Ghost
by Vera Brosgol · age 12–16
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Big Bright Feelings: Milo's Monster
by Tom Percival · age 3–7
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But Not the Hippopotamus
by Sandra Boynton · age 1–4
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Graphic novel
City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm
by Jaimal Yogis · age 8–12
Graphic novel
Graphic novel
Click: Break
by Kayla Miller · age 8–12
Graphic novel
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Cyril and Pat
by Emily Gravett · age 3–7
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Picture book
Eric
by Shaun Tan · age 6–11
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Picture book
Five Bears
by Catherine Rayner · age 3–6
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Picture book
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
by Flavia Z. Drago · age 3–6
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