Contemporary Realistic Fiction for Early Elementary: Grades K-3

Subject Author Title Call number Year
Adoption Carlson, Sarah Everything's Not Fine Fic C28425ev 2020
Adoption Cutting, Linda Katherine A Is for Always: An Adoption Alphabet E C991ai 2022
Adoption Duncan, Alice Faye Just Like a Mama E D911ju 2020
Adoption Galindo, Renata My New Mom and Me E G158my 2016
Adoption Krone, Bridget Small Mercies Fic K933sm 2020
Adoption Lambert, Megan Real Sisters Pretend E L222re 2016
Adoption Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola It Doesn't Take a Genius Fic R4792it 2021
Adoption Wang, Andrea The Many Meanings of Meilan 495.1 W2457ma 2021
Williams, Vera Home at Last E W7275ho 2016
Anxiety Dragonwagon, Crescent Will It Be Okay? E D7592wi 2022
Anxiety Morris, Lucy May's Brave Day E M8768ma 2023
Anxiety Adelman, Hallee Way Past Worried E A2295wa 2020
Anxiety Mallery, Sydra A Most Unusual Day E M2525mo 2018
Anxiety Nieto Guridi, Raul It's So Difficult E G979it 2022
Anxiety Rooks, Jo Hector's Favorite Place 155.4192 R777he 2018
Anxiety Sanchez, Victoria Pilar's Worries E S211pi 2018
Anxiety Santat, Dan After the Fall E S233af 2017
Stein, David Ezra Don't Worry, Murray E S819do 2022
Body Image Harrison, Vashti Big E H322bi 2023
Body Image Ka, Olivier My Great Big Mamma E K113my 2009
Body Image Latimer, Ashlee Francis Discovers Possible E L357Fr 2022
Murphy, Julie Chubby Bunny E M97766ch 2023
Bullying Bateman, Teresa Bully Blocker's Club E B3288bu 2004
Bullying Button, Lana Willow Finds a Way E B989wi 2013
Bullying Myers, Maya Not Little E M9965no  2021
Bullying Myers, Maya Not Little E M9965no 2021
Bullying Myers, Maya Not Little E M9965no 2021
Bullying Otoshi, Kathryn Lunch Every Day E O883Lu 2021
Bullying Phi, Bao My Footprints E P543my 2019
Testa, Nicole Lili Macaroni E T3423Li 2019
Community Eady, Antwan The Last Stand E E11La 2024
Community Wang, Andrea Luli and the Language of Tea E W2457Lu 2022
Community Tamaki, Jillian Our Little Kitchen E T1528ou 2020
White, Paula The Baker by the Sea E W587ba 2022
Death/Grief Clarkson, Chris Where Did Benjamin Go? E C6135wh 2023
Death/Grief Freelon, Pierce Daddy & Me, Side by Side E F854dm 2023
Death/Grief Johnson, Kevin Cape E J67ca 2023
Death/Grief López Ávila, Pilar With a Butterfly's Wings E L86395wi 2022
Death/Grief Ludwig, Trudy Calling the Wind: A Story of Healing and Hope E L948ca 2023
Death/Grief Mountford, Karl James The Circles in the Sky E M9283ci 2022
Death/Grief Nanayakkara, Bec Grow Big, Little Seed: A Story about Rainbow Babies E N175gr 2024
Death/Grief Rhee, Helena Ku Sora's Seashells E R469so 2023
Death/Grief Smith, Tamara Ellis Grief is an Elephant E S662gr 2023
Death/Grief Agell, Charlotte Maybe Tomorrow? E A2654ma 2019
Death/Grief Bagley, Jessixa Boats for Papa E B146bo 2015
Death/Grief Becker, Aaron A Stone for Sascha E B395st 2018
Death/Grief Davis, Nicola The Pond E D2565po 2017
Death/Grief Dekko, Espen Paws and Edward E D3284pa 2019
Death/Grief Dufft, Sanne Paula Knows What to Do E D8576pa 2019
Death/Grief Fang, Suzhen Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village E F2116gr 2015
Death/Grief Forler, Nan Rodney Was a Tortoise E F722ro 2022
Death/Grief Garbutt, Loretta A Stopwatch from Grampa E G2143st 2021
Death/Grief González, Xelena Remembering E G6438re 2023
Death/Grief Higginbotham, Anastasia Death is Stupid 155.937 H635de 2016
Death/Grief Hrab, Naseem The Sour Cherry Tree E H8733so 2021
Death/Grief James, Matt The Funeral E J28fu 2018
Death/Grief Juck, Lee One Day E L478on 2021
Death/Grief Londner, Renee Stones for Grandpa E L8468st 2013
Death/Grief Lunde, Stein My Father's Arms are a Boat E L962my 2012
Death/Grief MacLachlan, Patricia When Grandfather Flew E M1615wh 2021
Death/Grief Maier, Inger Ben's Flying Flowers E M217be 2012
Death/Grief Manivannan, Sharanya The Ammuchi Puchi E M278am 2016
Death/Grief Perkin, Jayde Mom's Sweater E P447mo 2020
Death/Grief Redding, LaTisha Calling the Water Drum E R3135ca 2016
Death/Grief Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Blue E S4512bL 2018
Death/Grief Silver, Erin Sitting Shiva E S5873si 2022
Death/Grief Smith, Heather The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden E S649ph 2019
Death/Grief Tucker, Zoe The Garden We Share E T895ga 2022
Death/Grief Woodgate, Harry Grandad's Camper E W887gr 2021
Xiaojing, Jin I Miss My Grandpa E J616ia 2019
Depression Hourigan, Erin In the Blue E H841in 2022
Depression Stridsberg, Sara The Summer of Diving E S9177su 2022
Depression Booth, Anne A Shelter for Sadness E B7257sh 2021
Depression Button, Lana Tough Like Mum E B989to 2021
Depression Griffin, Molly Beth Ten Beautiful Things E G852te 2021
Depression Kim, Young-Ah Some Days are Lonely 158.2 K498so 2013
Depression Quest, Stacy Sad Sam and the Magic Cookies E Q5sa 2006
Tomlinson, Rachel A Blue Kind of Day E T6593bl 2022
Disasters Our Roof is Blue E E18ou 2023
Disasters Andrews, Jan When the Wind Came E A567wh 2022
Disasters González, Karina Nicole The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding E G643co 2022
Ohi, Ruth Kenta and the Big Wave E O37ke 2013
Divorce Bernhard, Durga To and Fro, Fast and Slow E B5269to 2001
Divorce Daly, Cathleen Emily's Blue Period E D153em 2014
Divorce De Smet, Marian I Have Two Homes E S638ia 2008
Divorce Gilliam, Judy Florence and Her Fantastic Family Tree E G4815fl 2020
Divorce Grimes, Nikki Oh, Brother! E G862oh 2008
Divorce Hrab, Naseem Weekend Dad E H8733we 2020
Divorce Levins, Sandra Was It the Chocolate Pudding? 306.89 L665wa 2006
Divorce Ruby, Laura Me and Ms. Too E R8968me 2022
Divorce Smith, Tamara Ellis Here and There E S662he 2019
Divorce Stanton, Karen Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend E S792mo 2014
Divorce Urban, Linda Weekends with Max and His Dad Fic U727we 2016
Walsh, Melanie Living With Mom and Living With Dad E W226Li 2012
Environmental Protection Arnold, Marsha Diane Armando's Island 333.750981 A757ar 2023
Environmental Protection Foxell, Imogen Maybe You Might E F795ma 2022
Environmental Protection Kyi, Tanya Lloyd Our Green City 307.76 K995ou 2022
Environmental Protection Reynolds, Emma Amara and the Bats E R4625am 2021
Environmental Protection Sudyka, Diana Little Land E S943Li 2023
Environmental Protection McPhail, David The Family Tree E M172fam 2012
Environmental Protection Sherman, Charlotte Watson Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps E S5532me 2022
Walters, Eric Bear in the Family Fic W2352be 2022
Family Bertrand, Diane Gonzales We Are Cousins = Somos primos 468.6421 B548we 2007
Family Genhart, Michael Spanish Is the Language of My Family 468.6421 G329sp 2023
Family Gray Smith, Monique I Hope E G784ih 2022
Family Henderson, Judith Grandmothers Galore! E H496gr 2023
Family James-Duncan, Monique Mommy Time E J287mo 2023
Family Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue Papa Brings Me the World E K863pa 2020
Family Lukoff, Kyle Awake, Asleep E L954aw 2023
Family Mascarenhas, Derek 100 Chapatis E M395ch 2023
Family Quinn, Susan My Dad E Q75my 2021
Family Rosie, Tanya Grandpa Is Here E R819gr 2023
Family Scott, Jordan My Baba's Garden E S427my 2023
Family Seales, Stephanie My Daddy is a Cowboy E S438my 2024
Family Trejo, Jesús Papa's Magical Water-Jug Clock E T787pa 2023
Family Wynter, Anne Nell Plants a Tree E W991ne 2023
Family Adelman, Hallee My Quiet Ship E A2295my 2018
Family Buchet, Nelly Cat Dog Dog E B919ca 2020
Family Buitrago, Jairo On the Other Side of the Garden E B932ot 2018
Family de la Pena, Matt Milo Imagines the World E D338mil 2021
Family Gilliam, Judy Florence and Her Fantastic Family Tree E G4815fl 2020
Family Harris, Robie Who's in My Family?: All About Our Families E H315who 2012
Family Lara, Carrie The Heart of Mi Familia 468.6421 L318he 2020
LaRocca, Rajani I'll Go and Come Back E L3263il 2022
Family Violence Dahle, Gro Angry Man E D1312an 2019
Family Violence Fontaine, Valerie The Big Bad Wolf in my House E F678bi 2021
Family Violence Morgan, Lori Healing the Bruises 362.76 M848he 2013
Family Violence Powell, Dimity At the End of Holyrood Lane 362.76 P882at 2018
White, Kathryn When They Fight E W5853wh 2000
Friendship Craig, Danielle Anderson The Magic of We E C886ma  2018
Friendship Fogliano, Julie I Don't Care E F656id 2022
Friendship Fogliano, Julie My Best Friend E F656my 2020
Friendship Kerbel, Deborah Next Door 362.1968 K395ne 2023
Friendship Que, Joanna Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language 362.1968 Q3da 2023
Friendship Ward, Lindsay Pockets for Two: A Collection of Girlhood E W2593po 2024
Friendship Weatherford, Carole Boston Bros E W3625br 2024
Friendship Ashman, Linda I Like This, You Like That E A827il 2022
Friendship Canetti, Yanitzia My Big Family E C221my 2020
Friendship de Seve, Randall Zola's Elephant E D452zo 2018
Friendship DiCamillo, Kate Bink & Gollie Fic D545bi 2011
Friendship Doerrfeld, Cori The Rabbit Listened E D652ra 2018
Friendship Dongen, Sarah van The Neighborhood Surprise E D682ne 2021
Friendship Draper, Sharon Sassy: The Dazzle Disaster Dinner Party Fic D7663sasd 2010
Friendship Lagercrantz, Rose My Happy Life Fic L174my 2013
Friendship Ludwig, Trudy The Invisible Boy E L948in 2013
Friendship Maturana, Andrea Life Without Nico E M445Li 2016
Friendship Scotto, Thomas Jerome By Heart E S4314je 2019
Snyder, Laurel The Forever Garden E S6753fo 2017
Gender Identity Johnson, Vicki Molly's Tuxedo E J698mo 2023
Illness Fead, Beverlye H Nana, What's Cancer? 616.994 F288na 2010
Illness Polacco, Patricia The Lemonade Club Fic P76Le 2007
Illness Sliwerski, Jessica Reid Cancer Hates Kisses 362.19 S633ca 2017
Tinkham, Kelly Hair for Mama Fic T5892ha 2007
Moving Luby, Brittany When the Stars Came Home E L929wh 2023
Moving Sorell, Traci Being Home E S7135be 2024
Moving Taylor, Theodore, III Off the Wall E T2468of 2022
Moving Yoh, Eugenia This Is Not My Home E Y543th 2023
Moving Arnaldo, Monica Arto's Big Move E A7625ar 2014
Moving Bagley, Jessixa Before I Leave E B146be 2016
Moving Bunting, Eve Yard Sale E B9427ya 2015
Moving Croza, Laurel From There to Here E C9545fr 2014
Moving Croza, Laurel I Know Here E C9545ia 2010
Moving de Regil, Tania A New Home E D4298ne 2019
Moving Doerrfeld, Cori Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! E D652go 2019
Moving Ellis, Sarah Ben Says Goodbye E E473be 2016
Moving Fleming, Anne The Goat Fic F5973go 2017
Moving Galbraith, Bree Milo and Georgie E G1479mi 2017
Moving Griffin, Molly Beth Ten Beautiful Things E G852te 2021
Moving Juster, Norton Neville E J964ne 2011
Moving Lappano, Jon-Erik Martin and the River E L316ma 2020
Moving Ledyard, Stephanie Parsley Home is a Window E L476ho 2019
Moving Medina, Meg Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away E M4913ev 2020
Moving Pova, Rosie J. Sunday Rain E P879su 2021
Moving Ramadan, Ahmad Danny Salma the Syrian Chef E R165sa 2020
Moving Stead, Philip Lenny & Lucy E S799Le 2015
Moving Wahl, Phoebe The Blue House E W1363bl 2020
Moving Walker, Anna Florette E W177fL 2018
Wild, Margaret Goodbye, Old House E W668goh 2021
Pets Blackall, Sophie Negative Cat E B62795ne 2021
Pets Castillo, Lauren Just Like Millie E C352ju 2024
Pets DiTerlizzi, Angela Some Pets E D6148sp 2016
Pets McAnulty, Stacy I Want 100 Dogs E M1145iw 2023
Pets Ruelle, Karen Gray Jump for Joy E R921juj 2024
Pets Smith, Sydney Small in the City E S661sm 2019
Pets Underwood, Deborah The Man Who Didn't Like Animals E U56ma 2024
Pets Hest, Amy Charley's First Night E H588ch 2012
Ziefert, Harriet Lucy Rescued E Z65Lu 2012
Poverty Baccelliere, Anna I Like, I Don't Like E B1168iL 2017
Poverty Campbell, Marcy Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse E C189ad 2018
Poverty McKissack, Patricia C. What is Given From the Heart E M158wh 2019
Poverty Poulin, Andree Pablo Finds a Treasure E P874pa 2016
Poverty Sturgis, Brenda Reeves Still a Family E R3324st 2017
Talkin, Erik Lulu and the Hunger Monster E T146Lu 2020
Race Relations Moua, Doua Today is Different E M924to 2022
Race Relations Petrus, Junauda Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers? E P4987ca 2023
Race Relations Celano, Marianne Something Happened in Our Town E C392so 2018
Race Relations Devenny, Jenny Race Cars 305.8 D489ra 2021
Race Relations Diggs, Taye Why? A Conversation About Race E D573wh 2021
Race Relations Gragg, Sanya Momma, Did You Hear the News? E G737mo 2017
Pumphrey, Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey Somewhere in the Bayou  E P9835so 2022
Runaways Cadow, Kenneth Alfie Runs Away E C125al 2010
Downes, Patrick Come Home, Angus E D7482co 2016
School Arnaldo, Monica Mr. S E A7625mr 2023
School Bailey, Jenn Henry, Like Always E B1547he 2023
School Rudolph, Shaina Brilliant Bea E R917br 2021
School Creech, Sharon A Smart, Smart School E C9131sm 2023
School Ehrlich, Nikki Twindergarten E E339tw 2017
School Henkes, Kevin The Year of Billy Miller Fic H5133ye 2014
School Kline, Suzy Horrible Harry series Fic K654hoc 2008-
School Silvestro, Annie Butterflies on the First Day of School E S5874bu 2019
Vernick, Audrey First Grade Dropout E V536fi 2015
Self-Esteem Montague, Brad Fail-a-Bration E M759fa 2024
Single Parent Families Buitrago, Jairo Walk With Me E B932wa 2017
Single Parent Families Courgeon, Remi Feather E C859fe 2017
Single Parent Families Davies, Benji The Storm Whale E D255st 2014
Single Parent Families Sher, Emil Away E S551aw 2017
Youngblood, Shay Mama's Home E Y78ma 2022
Sports Kicks, Betty Goof-Off Goalie Fic H6299go 2008
Sis, Peter Madlenka Soccer Star E S622mac 2010
Trauma Holmes, Margaret A Terrible Thing Happened E H7518te 2000
Twins DePaola, Tomi Boss for a Day E D419bo 2010
Ehrlich, Nikki Twindergarten E E339tw 2017