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Age range	Title	Author	Description	Category	Pub. date	Source
Elementary school	A Chance to Grow	E. Sandy Powell	Joe, his sister, and mother are evicted from their apartment and are forced to live in shelters and on the streets.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	A Rose for Abby	Donna Guthrie	Abby becomes inspired to do something for the homeless after she sees an old woman searching in the trashcans outside the churches where her dad preaches.	Homelessness
Elementary school	Amelia's Road	Linda Jacobs Altman	A daughter of migrant farm workers, Amelia longs for a stable home.	Poverty		Link
Elementary school	Benjamin Brody's Backyard Bag	Phyllis Vos Wezeman	Benjamin's experiment to find how many things he can do with an empty paper bag leads him to meet a bag lady who has no home of her own.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Carly	Fuchshuber, Annegert	A homeless girl wanders the land in search of food and shelter, but no one will help her.	Homelessness
Elementary school	Changing Places	Margie Chalofsky	A glimpse of children who live in a shelter.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Cooper's Tale	Ralph da Costa Nunez	A young mouse, named Cooper, becomes homeless when two fat cats and a lady take over the cheese shop where he works and lives. He soon befriends three children who are also homeless.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	December	Eve Bunting	A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do.	Homelessness
Elementary school	Erik is Homeless	Greenberg, Keith Elliot	A photo essay depicting a young boy and his family at a local shelter after his father died and his mother lost their apartment.		1992
Elementary school	Fly Away Home	Eve Bunting	Andrew and his father are homeless and live in an airport, while his father searches for a job. In order to survive, they change terminals and sleep sitting up. Andrew becomes hopeful when he sees a trapped bird through an open door.	Homelessness		Link
Age range	Title	Author	Description	Category	Pub. date	Source
Elementary school	Home is Where We Live	Bonnie Lee Groth	A photo essay of a 7 year old's first experience at a shelter in Chicago.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Home: A Collaboration of Thirty Distinguished Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books to Aid the Homeless	Rosen, Michael J., editor	In this fun and colorful volume, thirty authors and illustrators of children's books reflect on the meaning of home. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to benefit Share Our Strength, a national non-profit organization working to end hunger in the United States and around the world.	Hunger and poverty	1992	Link
Elementary school	Homeless	Wolf, Bernard	A collection of photographs illustrating one boy's experience living in a homeless shelter.  A positive, dignified portrayal that raises many of the issues related to poverty and homelessness.	Hunger and poverty	1995	Link
Elementary school	How Can You Help? Creative Volunteer Projects for Kids Who Care	Schwartz, Linda	A book of ideas to make a difference through family activities, classroom projects, and community groups. This book also encourages children to participate in a variety of worldwide causes.	Community service
Elementary school	Joey's Birthday Wish	Matthew Lambert	Joey gains a new appreciation of his home and belongings after he sees first hand what life is like for the homeless.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Mr. Bowtie	Karen Barbour	Two children and their parents befriend a homeless man living on the streets and help him find his family.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Rockabye Rabbit	Kersten Hamilton	A story about the love that a homeless boy feels for his mother and his favorite toy.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Rosie, The Shopping Cart Lady	Chia Martin	Rosie lives on the streets and receives the gift of kindness from certain people she meets.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Shelter Folks	Virginia L. Kroll	Joelle is embarrassed that her family has to move into a shelter, but when she gets to know the people there, she is no longer ashamed.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	Silly Tillie	Jeannie Wine	The owner of the laundromat is unsympathetic to the needs of Silly Tillie, a homeless woman, until he needs her help.	Homelessness		Link
Age range	Title	Author	Description	Category	Pub. date	Source
Elementary school	Someplace to Go	Maria Testa	Davey describes how he spends his time after school trying to keep safe and warm until he can meet his mom and brother at the local shelter.	Homelessness		Link
Elementary school	The Kid's Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference	Barbara A. Lewis and Pamela Espeland	This book provides children a variety of topics and projects to help make a difference in their community.	Community service		Link
Elementary school	The Kids Can Help Book	Logan, Suzanne	A book of ideas of how youth can volunteer and make a difference.	Community service		Link
Elementary school	This Home We Have Made (Esta Casa Que Hemos Hecho)	Anna Hammond	A homeless child joins a magical parade in hopes of finding a home of her own.	Homelessness
Elementary school	Way Home	Libby Hawthorn	Shane finds a stray cat and takes it through the dangers of the city to his home - a corner of an alley.	Homelessness
Elementary school	Where's Home?	Jonathan London	Aaron used to have everything, but that soon comes crumbling down after his mother left and his father lost his house and business. Aaron and his father become homeless and make their way from Chicago to California.	Homelessness
Elementary school (grade 3 and up)	Kids Ending Hunger: What Can We Do? A Get-Into-Action Book for Kids and Their Parents and Teachers	Howard, Tracy Apple, and Sage Howard	An excellent book that uses stories, cartoons, and activities to teach kids about global and domestic hunger.  A section entitled "50 Things Kids Can Do to End Hunger" and an extensive resource guide provide the tools kids and their teachers need to get involved.	Hunger and poverty	1992	Link
Elementary school (grade 4-6)	It's Our World, Too!: Stories of Young People Who Are Making a Difference	Hoose, Phillip	This book includes 14 fascinating accounts of children working for human rights, the needy, the environment, or world peace. It is also a handbook for young activists, with practical suggestions for planning, organizing, publicizing, and raising funds for social action projects.	Community service		Link
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