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PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT SISTERS

The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato and Dephine Durand
A very funny tale of Henrietta and her two older sisters, who tease and convince her that she is really a chicken - so Henrietta decides to go to the farm, to find her "real" family!

Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes
Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. She walks backwards with her eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy cat" sister, Louise, who shows her a thing or two about bravery and sibling love. Another Henkes classic!

A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban and Lillian Hoban
One of that priceless and pitch-perfect series of "Frances" books - here, Frances is torn between jealousy and generosity as her sister Gloria's birthday approaches. For other great Frances & Gloria reads, check out Best Friends for Frances, and A Baby Sister for Frances.

Daffodil by Emily Jenkins and Tomek Bogacki
Daffodil resents having to wear yellow while her sisters Violet and Rose get to wear prettier dresses to match their names, until the day she finally rebels and learns something about her sisters. Follow this with Daffodil, Crocodile.

The Adventures of Patty and the Big Red Bus by Meghan McCarthy
Amusing story about Patty and her bus, which takes her to all sorts of imaginary places. And sometimes, she lets her little sister tag along...

One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
While primarily about Sal and her excitement about a first lost tooth, this wonderful classic also features Sal's affectionate but believable relationship with her endearing toddler sister, Jane.

Sarah's Room by Doris Orgel and Maurice Sendak
A very tiny book with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, about young Jen who desperately wants to enter her older sister Sarah's beautiful room and play - but the door has been locked since the day she made a mess in there. A lovely story about sisters growing up, getting along.

Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems by Kristine O'Connell George and Nancy Carpenter
A sweet story that perfectly captures sisterhood, told as a series of poems.

Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan and Sophie Blackall


MORE PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT SIBLINGS

Max's Words by Kate Banks and Boris Kulikov

The Tale of Pip and Squeak by Kate Duke

Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes

The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman and Marla Frazee

The Puddle Pail by Elisa Kleven

Catwings by Ursula Leguin

Tell Me a Mitzi by Lore Segal and Harriet Pincus

Spinky Sulks by William Steig

Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells

CHAPTER BOOKS ABOUT SISTERS

(Great Read-Alouds!) The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
A book about four sisters, their widowed father and the family dog, who rent a cottage on the grounds of an estate in the Berkshires for their summer vacation. Together, the sisters befriend and ultimately rescue the son of the imposing mansion's owner.

The Doll's House by Rumer Godden
A magical story about a doll family belonging to two sisters in London, and the tragedy that ensues when an expensive and arrogant china doll invades the dolls' happy new home.

Little House Books, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
No list of books about sisters would be complete without the classic LITTLE HOUSE books, Laura Ingalls Wilder's stories of growing up at the turn of the century on the Western frontier with her sister Mary.

All-of-a-Kind Family, and others, by Sydney Taylor
The first in a series of five books, this is the warm story of five sisters growing up in a poor immigrant family, in New York's Lower East Side at the beginning of the 20th century.

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