Mealtime photos with detailed explanations invite kids to explore feeding tubes, adaptive utensils, and the many ways we feed our bodies.
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Little Feminist Book Lists
Books for ages 7–9
Hand-picked books for what they’re feeling and what you want to talk about.
Our favorite books & why
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A transgender boy prepares to become a brother.
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Two brothers, one autistic, make room for each other.
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Big baby questions, with every family represented.
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Ramadan brings new connections and a growing family.
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An adoption story where sibling love takes time.
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A Sikh boy finds his true colors after a move.
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Finding home while growing up between two cultures.
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An Indigenous boy finds comfort when he misses home.
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A Cherokee family’s move is a homecoming.
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Three children find their place in a new country and school.
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New school, new friends, room to be yourself.
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A Syrian family reunites and makes room for two homes.
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A new town, unlikely friends, and a family mystery.
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One small seed, generations of family memories.
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A river fire helps ignite an environmental movement.
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A young water protector shares his Standing Rock story.
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Extended family members can be gaurdians too!
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A story of both bullying and belonging, with a multiracial queer family.
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For missing a parent who is away, told through a child with two moms.
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A classroom read that lets children introduce many different kinds of families.
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Practice describing your own happiness.
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Getting unstuck when frustration strikes.
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Facing fears with a patient grownup by your side.
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See a baby's birth and death of a pet in a neighborhood story.
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See friendship with an elder with an implied death.
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For a child grieving the baby sibling their family was expecting.
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Remembering Grandad’s husband through shared adventures.
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About the illness and death of a child’s friend.
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A parent and child grieve together.
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A Hmong child’s view of new life and a neighbor’s death.
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For conversations about missing a grandparent after they die.
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A graphic novel for exploring grief, anger, and big feelings.
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A determined female snowplow helps her community.
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A motorcycle ride through a changing neighborhood.
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A bike-learning story by a DeafBlind author, with ASL to explore.
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For a child who doesn’t like hugs, and shouldn’t have to learn to like them.
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A Black child sets boundaries around unwanted touching of her natural hair.
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A classroom story connecting body signals, feelings, and choosing what you want.
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A book-loving princess solves problems with compassion, including toward the villain.
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A joyful queer fairy tale romance.
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A self-sufficient Cinderella alternative with a like-minded prince.
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A princess with a monster-fighting alter ego for readers ready for a longer story.
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Food, contemporary Native family life, and history, with a fry bread recipe.
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A cooking story about practice, frustration, and making something your own way.
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Haitian history and freedom shared through a celebratory meal.
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A Syrian refugee child finds community support as she tries to comfort her homesick mother.
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Different homes, different ways to play. Everyone belongs.
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Daily life told by a guide dog!
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A joyful shopping trip starring a girl with cerebral palsy who knows when to rest.
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A community-focused intro to accessibility, disability rights, and collective action.
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A true story connecting gender beyond the binary with Hawaiian culture and hula.
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A autistic trans girl is heard and affirmed in a story coauthored with her mom.
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A trans boy prepares to return to school, supported by his affirming family.
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A more detailed exploration of gender identity and expression for older children.
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For a child feeling both excited and unsure about meeting relatives.
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A family dance story about practice, encouragement, and joining in.
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A reminder to say everyone's name with care.
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An autobiographical immigration story told through loss and discovery.
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A family’s visit across a border wall, with both the joy and pain of reunion.
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A visit between border towns that introduces asylum and the people affected by border policies.
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A father-son fishing story connecting Vietnamese family history, work, and memories of war.
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Understanding how it feels to explain your family’s traditions at school.
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A child uses both stories and advocacy to stay connected to her mother in immigration detention.
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Explore identity, racist acts at school, and allyship.
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An Indian American girl’s joyful path to accepting her mustache and body hair.
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For a deeper conversation about Black history.
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Finding pride in your heritage through dance.
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The Mendez family’s fight against school segregation, for conversations about educational equity.
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A Japanese girl brings cultural pride to school when classmates question her kimono.
