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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorFirst 100 Words
Roger Priddy
Presents 100 words and matching pictures grouped under topics such as colors, bathtime, outside, and toys. On board pages.
14 Cows for America
Carmen Agra Deedy · 36 pages
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
Duncan Tonatiuh · 40 pages
Presents the life of the Mexican artist, who became famous for his drawings of skeletons in multiple everyday poses which have become identified with the Mexican Day of the Dead.
Animalia
Graeme Base · 32 pages
An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library."
The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary in Spanish (Beginner Books)
P.D. Eastman, Dr. Seuss · 133 pages
A beginner's dictionary, featuring over seven hundred Dr. Seuss illustrations, each labeled with the English word, a sentence example, and a Spanish translation, and includes a pronunciation guide.
A Chocolate Moose for Dinner
Fred Gwynne · 48 pages
The Boy Who Loved Words
Roni Schotter
Selig, who loves words and copies them on pieces of paper that he carries with him, goes on a trip to discover his purpose.
Rechenka's Eggs
Patricia Polacco · 32 pages
An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
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.
Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish · 63 pages
A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
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.
Bee-bim Bop!
Linda Sue Park · 31 pages
A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Margaret Musgrove · 32 pages
Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.
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.
The Pet Dragon
Christoph Niemann · 32 pages
When Lin's beloved pet dragon disappears, she searches for him far and wide until a witch helps her to reach the dragon's new home. Introduces a different Chinese character on each step of Lin's adventure.
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.
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.
Baseball Saved Us
Ken Mochizuki · 32 pages
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children
Sandra L. Pinkney
Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children.
Baloney
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 40 pages
A transmission received from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
We're Off to Carnaval!
Jasminne Mendez; illustrated by Raissa Figueroa