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10 best books like The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey (Demi): Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, Carmela Full of Wishes, The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, The Noisy Paint Box, Bear Has a Story to Tell, Hello Lighthouse, The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
AuthorRobbie Robertson
ISBN1419712209
Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation.

Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who...
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
AuthorGrace Lin
ISBN0316404489
A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin

Pat, pat, pat...

Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake.

Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she...
Carmela Full of Wishes
AuthorMatt de la Pena
When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together, they travel through their neighborhood, past the crowded bus stop, the fenced-off repair shop, and the panaderia, until they arrive at the...
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust
AuthorKaren Gray Ruelle
ISBN0823421597
When the Nazis occupied Paris, no Jew was safe from arrest and deportation.

Few Parisians were willing to risk their own lives to help. Yet during that perilous time, many Jews found refuge in an unlikely place--the sprawling complex of the Grand Mosque of Paris. Not just a place of worship but...
The Noisy Paint Box
AuthorBarb Rosenstock
ISBN0307978486
I started regularly going to art museums by the time I was 8 years old and Kandinsky was my first favorite painter, and even though I no longer consider him a favorite, I do appreciate his art and I still have interest in him and his work. I never knew about his synesthesia until recently, and while I’ve...
Bear Has a Story to Tell
AuthorPhilip C. Stead
ISBN1596437456
It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy.
But first, Bear had a story to tell...

Bear found his friend Mouse, but Mouse was busy gathering seeds and didn't have time to listen to a story. Then Bear saw his friend Duck, but Duck was getting ready to fly south. What about his friend Toad?...
Hello Lighthouse
AuthorSophie Blackall
ISBN0316362387
On the highest rock of a tiny island
at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
It is built to last forever. Sending its light out to sea.
The fog rolls in, and the fog rolls out.
The waves rise and crash. The wind blows and blows...
This beautiful picture book caught my eye on the Goodreads...
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...
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines
AuthorJeanne Walker Harvey
As a child, Maya Lin loved to study the spaces around her. She explored the forest in her backyard, observing woodland creatures, and used her house as a model to build tiny towns out of paper and scraps. The daughter of a clay artist and a poet, Maya grew up with art and learned to think with her hands as well...
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad
AuthorJames Rumford
ISBN1596432764
WHEN BOMBS BEGIN TO FALL, Ali drowns out the sound of war with a pen.
 
Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of all, he loves the ancient art of calligraphy. When bombs begin to fall on his city, Ali turns to his pen, writing sweeping and gliding words...
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
AuthorJen Bryant
ISBN0449813371
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.
 
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to...
Creepy Pair of Underwear!
AuthorAaron Reynolds
ISBN1442402989
Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He’s not afraid of the dark, and he’s definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow. If Jasper didn’t know any better he’d say...
Kamishibai Man
AuthorAllen Say
ISBN0618479546
The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money...
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