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Children's books about home and roots

Books in the library where home and roots is a central thread — a broad shelf of 50 titles. Picture-book gateways for the youngest readers, chapter-book exploration for older children, ranked here by how widely each is known and loved.

by Shaun Tan · age 9–14

The Bear and the Piano

by David Litchfield · age 4–7

by Nicola Davies · age 5–9

by Rebecca Young · age 4–8

Bird & Squirrel On Fire

by James Burks · age 6–9

Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7

by Katya Balen · age 9–13

by Kyo Maclear · age 4–8

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

The Storm Whale

by Benji Davies · age 3–6

The Wild Robot Escapes

by Peter Brown · age 7–11

Grandad's Island

by Benji Davies · age 3–7

by Stephen Hogtun · age 2–6

by Helen Ward · age 4–8

A Lion in Paris

by Beatrice Alemagna · age 5–9

by Carson Ellis · age 3–7

The Wild Robot on the Island

by Peter Brown · age 3–6

A Home is a Nest

by Emma Carlisle · age 2–6

by Rebecca Stead · age 4–8

King of the Sky

by Nicola Davies · age 5–9

by Mariajo Ilustrajo · age 3–7

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball

by Jeff Kinney · age 8–12

Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

by Ursula Moray Williams · age 6–9

by Pedro Martín · age 9–13

The Castle of Tangled Magic

by Sophie Anderson · age 9–12

The Girl Who Speaks Bear

by Sophie Anderson · age 9–12

A Place Called Home

by Kate Baker · age 3–6

By Ash, Oak and Thorn

by Melissa Harrison · age 7–11

By Rowan and Yew

by Melissa Harrison · age 8–11

The Girl of Ink and Stars

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave · age 9–12

by Mac Barnett · age 4–8

The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away

by Sophie Anderson · age 9–12

by Katya Balen · age 3–7

by Alastair Chisholm · age 9–12

Into the Bewilderness

by Gus Gordon · age 8–12

by Johan Rundberg · age 11–14

The Waters and the Wild

by Eilish Fisher · age 10–14

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess

by Jeff Kinney · age 8–12

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak · age 3–7

Danny the Champion of the World

by Roald Dahl · age 8–12

The Island at the End of Everything

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave · age 9–12

The Rambler's Curse

by Mikey Please · age 8–11

Journey to Tomioka

by Laurent Galandon · age 8–12

Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters

by Andrea Beaty · age 6–9

The Pout-Pout Fish, Far, Far from Home

by Deborah Diesen · age 3–6

The Noble Adventures of Beryl and Carol

by Jeremy Sherr · age 9–12

by Holly Swain · age 3–6

by Eva Lindstrom · age 4–8

The Thieves Beneath the Floorboards

by Mikey Please · age 3–7

A Place Just for Me

by Loredana Baldinucci · age 3–7

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