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Oskar and the Eight Blessings

10 best books like Oskar and the Eight Blessings (T.R. Simon): Let the Children March, Alma and How She Got Her Name, Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (砂漠に咲いたひまわり) Japanese/ English Bilingual, Jabari Jumps, Hair Love, The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, The Butterfly, Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey, The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!)

Let the Children March
AuthorMonica Clark-Robinson
ISBN0544704525
I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. 
I couldn't go to their schools.  
I couldn't drink from their water fountains.  
There were so many things I couldn't do. 

In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to...
Alma and How She Got Her Name
AuthorJuana Martinez-Neal
ISBN0763693553
What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and who she may one day be.

If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for...
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
AuthorMargot Lee Shetterly
ISBN0062742469
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really good.

They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a...
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (砂漠に咲いたひまわり) Japanese/ English Bilingual
AuthorAmy Lee-Tai
ISBN0892392150
Under the harsh summer sun, Mari's art class has begun. But it's hard to think of anything to draw in a place where nothing beautiful grows—especially a place like Topaz, the internment camp where Mari's family and thousands of other Japanese Americans have been sent to live during World War II. Somehow,...
Jabari Jumps
AuthorGaia Cornwall
ISBN0763678384
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...
Hair Love
AuthorMatthew A. Cherry
ISBN0525553363
When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters from former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestseller Vashti Harrison.

Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and...
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
AuthorJeanette Winter
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2017
Parents’ Choice Recommended

Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect’s life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter.

Zaha Hadid grew up...
The Butterfly
AuthorPatricia Polacco
ISBN0399231706
Since the Tall Boots--the Nazis--have marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her. Until the night Monique encounters "the little ghost" sitting at the end of her bed. When she turns out to be--not a ghost at all--but a young girl named Sevrine, who has been hiding...
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey
AuthorMargriet Ruurs
ISBN1459814908
This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children's writer Margriet Ruurs. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. Badr's work, and, using many of Mr. Badr's already-created pieces,...
The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!)
AuthorBarry Wittenstein
ISBN1632895579
A young couple meet and marry. Josephine is prone to accidents and getting cuts. Her husband, Earle, has a father that is a doctor and Earle works in medical supplies. You know what happens next: Earle creates the Band-Aid.

This is the evolution of what we now know as our go to bandage. They even...
I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hiding During World War II
AuthorMarisabina Russo
ISBN0375866957
What was it like to grow up Jewish in Italy during World War II? Sit with a little girl as her grandmother tells the story of her childhood in Rome, of being separated from her father, and of going into hiding in the mountains. Based on the experiences of the author's own family, this deeply moving book set...
The Whispering Town
AuthorJennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren
ISBN1467711942
The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden.

It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing...
Lost and Found Cat : The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
AuthorDoug Kuntz
ISBN1524715476
The true story about one cat’s journey to be reunited with his war-torn family has been seen by millions of people and is now a heartwarming picture book.

When an Iraqi family is forced to flee their home, they can’t bear to leave their beloved cat, Kunkush, behind. So they carry him with them...
A Different Pond
AuthorBao Phi
ISBN1479597465
A Different Pond by Bao Phi is a children's book about a family who came to America (Minnesota) from Vietnam as refugees.

The story is mainly about Bao and his father's trip to the pond to fetch dinner. During the trip, Bao learns about why his mom and dad have to work so hard for a living as everything...
The Journey
AuthorFrancesca Sanna
ISBN1909263990
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.

From...
Teacup
AuthorRebecca Young
A boy must leave his home and find another. He brings with him a teacup full of earth from the place where he grew up, and sets off to sea. Some days, the journey is peaceful, and the skies are cloudless and bright. Some days, storms threaten to overturn his boat. And some days, the smallest amount of hope grows...
Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
AuthorEdwidge Danticat
ISBN0525428097
A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist

After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while...
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