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The Relatives Came

Summer means ice cream, fishing, baseball, and visiting family that live far away. Check out these children's books about family reunions.

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  • Ravi can’t wait to spend summer vacation at the lake house with his family—especially his cousins! Summer vacation is for days at the beach, long hikes, paddleboarding, and—of course—ice cream. Ravi and his oldest cousin, Dhruv, had the…
    eBook[United States] : Abrams, 2023. — eBook hoopla
  • In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and…
    Picture BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. — J PIC RYL
  • It's time for Peppa's family to get together, and Grandpa and Granny Pig are the first to arrive. Once Auntie Pig, Uncle Pig, Cousin Chloe, and Baby Alexander show up, the whole family is there. Peppa wants to teach the baby how to speak,…
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Entertainment, 2019. — J PIC PEP
  • In this contemporary tale, a boy is reluctant to go to his family reunion, which he’s sure will be boring. Vivid, poetic language and rich illustrations bring readers along for the boy's emotional journey, as he ultimately finds himself…
    Preloaded Audiobook[Fairfax, Virginia] : [Library Ideas, LLC], [2021] — J VOICED PIC RIC
  • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year! A multicultural family story that celebrates kindness and differences Lila is excited for her cousins Takeo and Rosie to visit. They're going to ride bikes, paint, and camp together! But when the…
    Picture BookNew York : Holiday House, [2018] — J PIC YAM
  • Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the…
    Picture BookAtlanta : Peachtree Publishers, [2019] — J PIC LYO
  • “We are wild and fierce. We do not wait for invitations.” It’s time for the annual family reunion, and the dozens of cousins are running wild like beasties. Like hungry ogres! They hug fluttering aunts and soft-spoken elders, play in the…
    Picture BookNew York : Clarion Books, 2013. — J PIC GROWING CRU
  • Once a year, each of Ruby's relatives prepares a special dish to share at their family reunion. Daddy calls it their 'signature dish''and Ruby wants one of her own. She wanders through the bustling kitchen looking for inspiration. As she…
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — J PIC DAL
  • Three bouncing little bear siblings, wrapped tight in their winter clothes, can't wait to tromp through the snow for Baking Day at Grandma's! In a rhyming text that begs to be sung, the bears and their grandma pour and mix and stir--with…
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014] — J PIC DEN