A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (砂漠に咲いたひまわり) Japanese/ English Bilingual
10 best books like A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (砂漠に咲いたひまわり) Japanese/ English Bilingual (Amy Lee-Tai): Julián Is a Mermaid, Oskar and the Eight Blessings, Another, Drawn Together, Alma and How She Got Her Name, The Day You Begin, When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Wolf in the Snow, Jabari Jumps
Author | Jessica Love |
ISBN | 0763690457 |
In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world.
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their...
Author | T.R. Simon |
ISBN | 1596439491 |
A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he has never met. It is both the seventh day of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve, 1938. As Oskar walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his new home...
A 2019 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book!
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019!
In his eagerly anticipated debut as author-illustrator, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honoree Christian Robinson brings young readers on a playful, imaginative...
Author | Minh Lê |
ISBN | 1484767608 |
Each year my family reads all the Goodreads-award-nominated picture books, and we have been doing this for years. Everyone rates each book and adds a comment and it may (or may not) affect my overall rating. This is book #5 of 2018. I read this in June 2018 but will bump up my rating from 3 stars to 4 stars because...
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Author | Juana Martinez-Neal |
ISBN | 0763693553 |
What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and who she may one day be.
If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for...
Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
ISBN | 0399246533 |
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
There will be times when you walk into a room
and...
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
Author | Julie Fogliano |
ISBN | 1596438525 |
december 29
and i woke to a morning
that was quiet and white
the first snow
(just like magic) came on tip toes
overnight
Flowers blooming in sheets of snow make way for happy frogs dancing in the rain. Summer swims move over for autumn sweaters until the snow comes back...
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
Author | Dan Santat |
ISBN | 0316199982 |
This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and-at long last-is given...
Author | Matthew Cordell |
ISBN | 1250076366 |
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A little girl is leaving school for the day and has to endure a really bad snowstorm on the way home. As she begins her journey, she stumbles upon a wolf pack and a little wolf cub that appears...
Author | Gaia Cornwall |
ISBN | 0763678384 |
Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash.
Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks...
Author | Floyd Cooper |
ISBN | 0399233423 |
Has the moon ever followed you home at night?
Max loves his grandpa. When they must say good-bye after a visit, Grandpa reminds Max that the moon above them at Grandpa’s house is the same moon that will follow him all the way home. And on that swervy-curvy car ride back home Max smiles as...
Author | Margriet Ruurs |
ISBN | 1459814908 |
This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children's writer Margriet Ruurs. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. Badr's work, and, using many of Mr. Badr's already-created pieces,...