Sukey and the Mermaid

10 best books like Sukey and the Mermaid (Robert D. San Souci): The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, A Stone Sat Still, Another, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, Heather Has Two Mommies, One Green Apple, Hooray for Birds!, Because of an Acorn, There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me, The Tin Forest

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Author	William Joyce
ISBN	1442457023

Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories.
He loved books.
But every story has its upsets.
Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds.    
But the power of story will save the day.    .

A Stone Sat Still

Author	Brendan Wenzel
ISBN	1452173184

I simply loved this book because it has the potential for different perspectives of how and when we read it. It will be different for the children. They will enjoy the illustrations and the various animals and flora depicted in relation to the stone. And as for adults, I feel this book describes a home to...

Another

Author

Christian Robinson

A 2019 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book!
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019!

In his eagerly anticipated debut as author-illustrator, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honoree Christian Robinson brings young readers on a playful, imaginative...

My Papi Has a Motorcycle

Author

Isabel Quintero

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees...

Heather Has Two Mommies

Author	Lesléa Newman
ISBN	1555835430

Originally self-published in 1989, Heather Has Two Mommies became the first title in Alyson's newly formed Alyson Wonderland imprint in 1990. The simple and straightforward story of a little girl named Heather and her two lesbian mothers was created by Newman and illustrator Diana Souza because...

One Green Apple

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0618434771

Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens and nods but doesn’t speak. It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you’re from another country and don’t know the language. Then, on a field trip to an apple orchard, Farah discovers there are lots of things...

Hooray for Birds!

Author	Lucy Cousins
ISBN	0763692654

In an exuberant display of color, Lucy Cousins invites little ones to imagine themselves as brilliant birds.
Birds of all feathers flock together in a fun, rhyme-filled offering by the creator of Maisy. From the rooster s "cock-a-doodle-doo" at dawn to the owl s nighttime "tuwit, tuwoo," the cheeps...

Because of an Acorn

Author	Lola M. Schaefer
ISBN	1452112428

Because of an Acorn is by Lola M. Schaefer, the story talks about the circle of life through a acorn prospective. The books talks about a acorn on how it breaks down how it affects the ecosystem greatly. Next the books talks about how every living thing in the forest helps create the ecosystem.

This...

There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me

Author	Alice Walker
ISBN	0060570806

There is a road
At the bottom
Of my Foot
Walking me.

In a beautifully poetic and gently provocative text, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker invites readers young and old to see the world -- and our place in it -- through new eyes.

Glowing colors and radiant images...

The Tin Forest

Author	Helen Ward
ISBN	0525478450

In the middle of a windswept wasteland full of discarded scrap metal lives a sad and lonely old man. In spite of his gloomy surroundings, he dreams every night of a lively forest full of trees, birds, and animals. When he finds a broken light fixture that looks like a flower, his imagination is sparked....

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...