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Dumpling Dreams: How Joyce Chen Brought the Dumpling from Beijing to Cambridge
Written by
Carrie Clickard
and Illustrated by
Katy Wu
In this inspiring, mouthwatering story, get to know Chef Joyce Chen who is famous for popularizing Chinese food in the northeastern United States.
Pre-K - 4th
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All the Way to Havana
Written by
Margarita Engle
and Illustrated by
Mike Curato
A family drives through the streets of Havana, Cuba and experiences the sights and sounds of a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
Written by
Marilyn Singer
and Illustrated by
Kristi Valiant
From samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop, this collection of poems celebrates dance and the joy it...
K - 3rd
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!
Written by
Carmen Agra Deedy
and Illustrated by
Eugene Yelchin
A rooster who was born to sing loud and early disrupts the quiet village of La Paz where the new...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Wild Berries
Written and Illustrated by
Julie Flett
Clarence delights in meeting an ant, a spider, and a fox while spending the day picking blueberries...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Kiki Koki: La Leyenda Encantada del Coqui (Kiki Koki: The Enchanted Legend of the Coqui Frog)
Written by
Ed Rodriguez
A magical Spanish-language tale, Kiki Koki tells the story of a little Taino Indian boy who is too...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Tikki Tikki Tembo (Spanish Edition)
Written by
Arlene Mosel
An illustrated Chinese folk tale describes how the Chinese came to give all their children short...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Her Seven Brothers
Written by
Paul Goble
When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for seven...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Stories from the Billabong
Written by
James Vance Marshall
and Illustrated by
Francis Firebrace
From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and...
K - 3rd
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The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
Written by
Dawn Casey
and Illustrated by
Alison Wilson
And they're off! Thirteen creatures in China have come to the river to join in the Emperor's race...
1st - 4th
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The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs
Written by
Tamara Bower
and Illustrated by
Tamera Bower
This story is based on one found on a papyrus scroll of hieroglyphs from the nineteenth century B.C...
2nd - 5th
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Abiyoyo
Written by
Pete Seeger
and Illustrated by
Michael Hays
A lttle boy and his magician father lull a hungry giant to sleep and make him disappear.
2nd - 3rd
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China
Written and Illustrated by
Ed Young
The Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood, with some key differences. Instead of one child...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Rickshaw Girl
Written by
Mitali Perkins
and Illustrated by
Jamie Hogan
Naima lives in Bangladesh with her father, a rickshaw driver, and her mother, a homemaker. She wants...
2nd - 5th
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Written by
Verna Aardema
and Illustrated by
Leo and Diane Dillon
A West African story about how the mosquito became a pest. It started when he told a lie to an...
K - 3rd
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Big Red Lollipop
Written by
Rukhsana Khan
and Illustrated by
Sophie Blackall
Rubina is new to America, having recently arrived from Pakistan. When Rubina is invited to her first...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Tea with Milk
Written and Illustrated by
Allen Say
May and her family live in San Francisco and she eats Japanese food at home and American food with...
Pre-K - 4th
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Whoever You Are
Written by
Mem Fox
and Illustrated by
Leslie Staub
This story is a celebration of all the different kinds of children all over the world, whoever and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry
Written by
Lee Bennett Hopkins
and Illustrated by
Peter M. Fiore
This anthology presents American history through poems from a diverse group of writers.
K - 7th