Siblings in classic children’s books are more likely to be friends than rivals, but the pacing in those old books doesn’t always grab today’s kids. My tween is an avid reader, but she just can’t find the sisterhood and girl power in the old-fashioned sentences of “Little Women.”
Here are some contemporary kids’ books that normalize healthy, supportive sibling relationships — naturally embedded in entertaining stories.
Seattle-based freelance writer Gemma Alexander focuses on the intersection of parenting and the arts. When she’s not writing for "ParentMap," she blogs at gemmadeealexander.com and tweets at @gemmadeettweet.