Along a Long Road

6 best books like Along a Long Road (Frank Viva): Julián Is a Mermaid, Carmela Full of Wishes, Jabari Jumps, Lizard from the Park, Perfectly Norman, The Perfect Nest

Julián Is a Mermaid

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...

Carmela Full of Wishes

Author

Matt de la Pena

When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together, they travel through their neighborhood, past the crowded bus stop, the fenced-off repair shop, and the panaderia, until they arrive at the...

Jabari Jumps

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...

Lizard from the Park

Author	Mark Pett
ISBN	1442483210

While this may not have been Mark Pett's thinking, Lizard in the Park was sort of a love letter to New York City for me. Leonard finds an friend, first in the form of an egg, which then becomes a lizard of quite a significant size. Leonard and his friend, Buster, explore New York City, in just the way I love to...

Perfectly Norman

Author	Tom Percival
ISBN	1408880962

Norman had always been perfectly normal. That was until the day he grew a pair of wings!

Norman is very surprised to have wings suddenly - and he has the most fun ever trying them out high in the sky. But then he has to go in for dinner. What will his parents think? What will everyone else think? Norman...

The Perfect Nest

Author	Catherine Friend
ISBN	0763624306

It' s the perfect read-aloud A flustered cat is on the verge of crying fowl in a farmyard story that will crack kids up. Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. It' s bound to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg, which will make the perfect omelet. And sure enough, a chicken shows up...