Bring the whole family and join us in the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy for Family History Day Saturday June 18, 2016 from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Budding genealogists will create their own family tree and design their own coat of arms. In accord with the event, here is a list of books for kids, teens, and adults that span generations.

KIDS

Hugging Hour by Aileen Leijten

Drew prefers to be called Drool, and she is pretty sure her parents will never come back for her when she spends her first night away with her grandmother.

The Family Book by Todd Parr

Signature Todd Parr primary colors and simple shapes celebrate all kinds of families and the love we feel for them.

Hello Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

Told in the voice of that little girl: this is the story of the magical world of her nanna and Poppy’s house.

TEENS
 

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm

A mysterious boy shows up who looks a lot like eleven-year-old Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist obsessed with immortality.

Unbecoming by Jenny Downham

The story of three generations of women, each one of them is harboring a secret.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

A  group of elderly Chinese women meet regularly to play Mahjong and tell stories that span across generations and continents. 

ADULTS

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

Spanning from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, Gilbert follows the Whittaker family and their rise from rags to riches.

The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

A character-driven epic spanning three generations of the Trueba family.

One HundredYears of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A multi-generational family saga so sweeping a family tree is included in the book's front matter. 

 Have trouble reading standard print? Many of these titles are available in formats for patrons with print disabilities.

Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend. And check out our Staff Picks browse tool for more recommendations!