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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorJingle Dancer
Cynthia Leitich Smith · 32 pages
Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek, Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow. Includes a note about the jingle dance tradition and its regalia.
Take Me Out to the Yakyu
Aaron Meshon
A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.
Big Red Lollipop
Rukhsana Khan
Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina's fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.
Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman · 32 pages
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
One Green Apple
Eve Bunting · 32 pages
While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples.
Happy to Be Nappy
bell hooks
Happy to be nappy! Happy with hair all short and strong. Happy with locks that twist and curl. Just all girl happy! Happy to be nappy hair!
Just in Case
Yuyi Morales · 40 pages
As Senor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all.
Same, Same But Different
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw · 40 pages
Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries--America and India--they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.
Tea with Milk
Allen Say · 32 pages
After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place. Historia de una chica japonesa educada en Estados Unidos, quien al regresar a su país tiene que superar obstáculos para poder adaptarse a su nuevo hogar.
The Sandwich Swap
Rania Al Abdullah, Kelly DiPucchio
A beautiful book written by an actual queen. This book teaches about tolerance and accepting others. It is about two girls in school who learn how to accept each other's lunches, even though they are unfamiliar with what the food is. It teaches kids that it is important to not assume they will not like something that is new, and also to be kind to friends who might be different. It celebrates c
Madlenka
Peter Sis · 44 pages
Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds that it is like taking a trip around the world.
Bee-bim Bop!
Linda Sue Park · 31 pages
A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
Tomas and the Library Lady
Pat Mora · 40 pages
While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Mrs. Katz and Tush
Patricia Polacco · 32 pages
A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.
Mirror
Jeannie Baker
In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left.
Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico
Marie Hall Ets, Aurora Labastida · 48 pages
Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.
14 Cows for America
Carmen Agra Deedy · 36 pages
I Love My Hair!
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird
Misty Copeland
American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Monica Brown · 31 pages
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Bette Bao Lord · 169 pages
In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love for baseball.
How My Parents Learned to Eat
Ina R. Friedman · 32 pages