Henry Carter Hull

"Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...

Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day.

Children who have a parent in prison express their feelings of sadness, anger, worry, and embarrassment and suggest that talking to others and keeping in contact with the missing parent helps them deal with the situation.

When her big sister is too busy to play "let's pretend" and tell entertaining stories, a little sister creates Sister Day.

A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mom," who can make anything grow, roar like a lion, and be as comfy as an armchair.

Rhyming text and illustrations explore the ways people, animals, and even objects can form families.

When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home.

A hard-working mother's extraordinary accomplishments are listed by her devoted child.

A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.

"Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby"--