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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorTomas 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.
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.
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.
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote
Duncan Tonatiuh
When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote. Includes author's note.
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
Marisa Montes · 32 pages
Easy to read, rhyming text about Halloween night incorporates Spanish words, from las brujas riding their broomsticks to los monstruos whose monstrous ball is interrupted by a true horror.
We're Off to Carnaval!
Jasminne Mendez; illustrated by Raissa Figueroa
I Love My Hair!
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
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!
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.
Bee-bim Bop!
Linda Sue Park · 31 pages
A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
Beautiful Blackbird
Ashley Bryan
In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."
Come Over to My House
Theo LeSieg · 63 pages
A child realizes that while houses around the world may be very different, they are all alike when a friend asks you in.
Jingle 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.
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Muriel L. Feelings · 32 pages
The numbers one through ten in Swahili accompany two-page illustrations of various aspects of East African life.
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children
Sandra L. Pinkney
Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children.
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Jennifer Fisher Bryant
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.
People
Peter Spier · 41 pages
A flexible curriculum structured around the seven Unitarian Universalist principles as stated in the UUA Bylaws designed to be used in small groups with varied age-spans. The program assumes little prior knowledge of Unitarian Universalism.
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.
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.