Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English: Bilingual Spanish-English

10 best books like Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English: Bilingual Spanish-English (Alma Flor Ada): The Rainbow Fish, Islandborn, Locomotive, Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Great Kapok Tree, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina, The Tortilla Factory, Going Home, The Journey, The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

The Rainbow Fish

Author	Marcus Pfister
ISBN	1558580093

I'm always on the look-out for new, well-written children's books for my son. We had been reading him: Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed! and Why Mommy is a Democrat.

He loved the story and drawings!







However, he didn't seem to take to them as much as...

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....

Locomotive

Author	Brian Floca
ISBN	1416994157

I see why people love Floca's book. The illustrations of the trains are terrific. As far as train-technology goes, it is way-cool. However, in 2013, couldn't it have been made more inclusive?

The Chinese laborers, for example, are shown in illustrations twice, but never mentioned in the part...

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Author	Doreen Rappaport
ISBN	0786807148

The Barnes & Noble Review
Acclaimed author Doreen Rappaport and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bryan Collier, who previously collaborated on Freedom River , have pooled their talents yet again in a stunning tribute to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An extraordinary...

The Great Kapok Tree

Author	Lynne Cherry
ISBN	0152026142

The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents,...

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

Author	Monica Brown
ISBN	0892392355

"My name is Marisol McDonald, and I don't match. At least, that's what everyone tells me."

Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. And don't even think of asking...

The Tortilla Factory

Author	Gary Paulsen
ISBN	0152016988

In clear and eloquent language, Gary Paulsen pays tribute to a cycle of life--from seed to plant to tortilla. Workers till the black soil, operate the clanking machinery of the factory, and drive the trucks that deliver the tortillas back into the hands that will plant the yellow seeds. With Ruth Wright...

Going Home

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0064435091

“A joyous tale of a Mexican American family's Christmastime trip to the parents' home in Mexico.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Christmas is coming, and Carlos and his family are going home—driving south across the border to Mexico. But Mexico doesn't seem like home to Carlos,...

The Journey

Author	Francesca Sanna
ISBN	1909263990

With haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book explores the unimaginable decisions made as a family leave their home and everything they know to escape the turmoil and tragedy brought by war. This book will stay with you long after the last page is turned.

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The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

Author	Sally Lloyd-Jones
ISBN	0310708257

If you are a parent, grandparent, pastor, or teacher looking for a way to teach the children in your life about God’s “Never Stopping, Never Giving up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love,” look no further than The Jesus Storybook Bible.

What makes The Jesus Storybook Bible different...

All Are Welcome

Author	Alexandra Penfold
ISBN	0525579656

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.

Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends...