Grandmother Fish
10 best books like Grandmother Fish (Jonathan Tweet): Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, Festival of Colors, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, The Stuff of Stars, Beatrice's Goat, A Boy Called Slow, Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story, Older Than the Stars, The Apple Pie Tree, Mercy Watson Fights Crime
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
| Author | Anika Aldamuy Denise |
| ISBN | 0062748688 |
Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.
When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular stories...
| Author | Kabir Sehgal |
| ISBN | 1481420496 |
Learn all about Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, in this lush picture book from bestselling mother/son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal.
Spring is here, and it’s almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo and Chintoo are busy gathering flowers to make...
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...
In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child.
Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned...
| Author | Page McBrier |
| ISBN | 0689869908 |
More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor. But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away...
| Author | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN | 0399226923 |
This beautifully ilustrated picture book by the Native American storyteller, Joseph Bruhac, is the story of the famous warrior hero of the Lakota Sioux tribe, Sitting Bull. As a child, "Slow" was slow at everything he did. He wished he could have a stronger name. His mother and father told him that he...
Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
| Author | Lisa Westberg Peters |
| ISBN | 0152017720 |
All of us are part of an old, old family. The roots of our family tree reach back millions of years to the beginning of life on earth. Open this family album and embark on an amazing journey. You'll meet some of our oldest relatives--from both the land and the sea--and discover what we inherited from each...
| Author | Karen C. Fox |
| ISBN | 1570917876 |
How old are you?--Older than you think.
In a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago.
Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the...
| Author | Zoe Hall |
| ISBN | 0590623826 |
Two sisters observe their apple tree through the seasons in this charming picture-book for younger children, delighting in the robin's nest in its branches, admiring its soft pink blossoms and growing fruit, and playing in its welcome shade. When fall comes, and the apples are ready for picking, the...
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
| ISBN | 0763625906 |
The beguiling porcine wonder turns bucking bronco to snare a robber in this hilarious new addition to the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series.
Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this...
