Cora Cooks Pancit

10 best books like Cora Cooks Pancit (Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore): Apple Pie 4th of July, My Heart Fills with Happiness, Islandborn, Bear Came Along, Bee-bim Bop!, Sparkle Boy, Hello Lighthouse, The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote, Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

Apple Pie 4th of July

Author	Janet S. Wong
ISBN	0152057080

A young girl - believing that the 4th of July is a time when people eat American foods like apple pie - tries to convince her parents that no one will be interested in the Chinese food they sell in their store. Despite her gloomy predictions - which seem, at first, to be borne out by the events of the day - they...

My Heart Fills with Happiness

Author	Monique Gray Smith
ISBN	1459809572

The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish...

Islandborn

Author	Junot Díaz
ISBN	0735229864

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places.

So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby....

Bear Came Along

Author	Richard T. Morris
ISBN	0316464465

I didn’t know what my picture book world was missing until….

…this sweet read came along! :)

One curious Bear gets the fun rolling with a log ride down the river! Along the way, Bear meets all kinds of new friends and survives all kinds of twists and turns. Jump aboard and see!

Richard...

Bee-bim Bop!

Author	Linda Sue Park
ISBN	0618265112

Bee-bim bop (the name translates as “mix-mix rice”) is a traditional Korean dish of rice topped, and then mixed, with meat and vegetables. In bouncy rhyming text, a hungry child tells about helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting...

Sparkle Boy

Author	Lesléa Newman
ISBN	1620142856

Casey loves to play with his blocks, puzzles, and dump truck, but he also loves things that sparkle, shimmer, and glitter. When his older sister, Jessie, shows off her new shimmery skirt, Casey wants to wear a shimmery skirt too. When Jessie comes home from a party with glittery nails, Casey wants glittery...

Hello Lighthouse

Author	Sophie Blackall
ISBN	0316362387

On the highest rock of a tiny island
at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
It is built to last forever. Sending its light out to sea.
The fog rolls in, and the fog rolls out.
The waves rise and crash. The wind blows and blows...
This beautiful picture book caught my eye on the Goodreads...

The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale

Author	Ying Chang Compestine
ISBN	0525420681

This book was on hold at the library and I just got it a few weeks after Chinese New Year. I loved this story based on the Dutch folk tale The Talking Pot. Ming and his family are one of the poor people. Like Jack, Ming trades a bowl of eggs for a rusted looking wok that he hears singing. It turns out to be a good trade....

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote

Author	Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN	1419705830

 In this allegorical picture book, a young rabbit named Pancho eagerly awaits his papa’s return. Papa Rabbit traveled north two years ago to find work in the great carrot and lettuce fields to earn money for his family. When Papa does not return, Pancho sets out to find him. He packs Papa’s favorite...

Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

Author	Renée Watson
ISBN	0375869735

From acclaimed author Renee Watson and Caldecott Honor winner Christian Robinson comes the true story of Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former-slaves Florence knew early on that she loved to sing. And that people really responded to her sweet, bird-like voice. Her dancing and singing catapulted...

Little Roja Riding Hood

Author

Susan Middleton Elya

Little Roja Riding Hood written by Susan Elya and illustrated by Susan Guevara won the Pura Belpe Award in 2015. I located this text at my local library among the fairy tale section.

This version of little red riding hood has a modern added twist on the classic fairy tale. This rhythmic text is...