My Dadima Wears a Sari
10 best books like My Dadima Wears a Sari (Kashmira Sheth): Dreamers, Jumanji, Owl Moon, I Am Enough, A Dazzling Display of Dogs, Viva Frida, Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, Zen Ghosts, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina, Noah Webster and His Words
Author | Yuyi Morales |
ISBN | 0823440559 |
Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative power of hope . . . and reading.
In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.
She...
Author | Chris Van Allsburg |
ISBN | 0395304482 |
What an entertaining story! I first read this as a child, then I watched the movie with Robin Williams and fell in love all over again. But it was in my sophomore year at college when I was taking a course on "Reading in the Elementary School," and had to pull together a portfolio of books, that I chose this...
Author | Jane Yolen |
ISBN | 0399214577 |
Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.
But there is no answer.
Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling...
Author | Grace Byers |
ISBN | 0062667122 |
I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs
This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo.
This is the perfect gift for mothers and...
A Dazzling Display of Dogs
Author | Betsy Franco |
ISBN | 1582463433 |
This book was a very interesting read! It was a poetry book entirely themed on dogs. The illustrations are bright and colorful and the author/illustrator wove the words from the poems into some of the illustrations. Each page has a new poem to a different dog or dog breed. The words wrap in all sorts of different...
Author | Yuyi Morales |
ISBN | 1596436034 |
A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award
Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.
Distinguished...
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Author | Derrick Barnes |
ISBN | 1572842245 |
The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great...
It's Halloween. The trees are ablaze in fiery reds. Excited children don colorful costumes. And there's mystery and fun around every corner!
When Addy, Michael, and Karl finish trick-or-treating, their bags are brimming with treats. But the fun isn't over yet. Their good friend Stillwater...
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...
Author | Jeri Chase Ferris |
ISBN | 0547390556 |
Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction
Webster’s American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758–1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty...
Author | Audrey Vernick |
ISBN | 1484750225 |
When a substitute teacher named Miss Pelly comes to class, one student bristles at the change in routine-Miss Pelly doesn't follow the rules like Mrs. Giordano. But in time, our student learns that even though the substitute may do things a little differently, and she may be a bit silly, mixing things...