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10 best books like Whose Knees Are These? (Jabari Asim): Dreamers, Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, Barnyard Dance, Thank You, Omu!, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, The Name Jar, Hair Love, Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA, Where Is Baby's Belly Button?, Halloween Night

Dreamers
AuthorYuyi Morales
ISBN0823440559
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...
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
AuthorAnika Aldamuy Denise
ISBN0062748688
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...
Barnyard Dance
AuthorSandra Boynton
ISBN1563054426
Everybody sing along—because it's time to do-si-do in the barnyard with a high-spirited animal crew! From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of board books, here is BARNYARD DANCE, with Sandra Boynton's twirling pigs, fiddle-playing cows, and other unforgettable animals. Extra-big,...
Thank You, Omu!
AuthorOge Mora
ISBN0316431249
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's perfect for the Thanksgiving season, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses...
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
AuthorIsabel 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...
The Name Jar
AuthorYangsook Choi
ISBN0440417996
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?

Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells...
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...
Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA
AuthorJimmy Fallon
WOW, why all the hate for this book?

Uh oh, I'm sensing a rant coming on.

So. You resent that Jimmy Fallon is a celebrity, and had the star status and money to not only write a book but promote the hell out of it? That because he is famous, his book got written?

I have news for you. He...
Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
AuthorKaren Katz
ISBN0689835604
The suspense is built from the very beginning with the enigmatic title, "Where is Baby's Belly Button?" Karen Katz's exciting thriller for newborns pits the young reader in a race against time to find the elusive belly button. First, though, she deftly navigates the young reader through a checklist...
Halloween Night
AuthorMarjorie Dennis Murray
ISBN0061351873

Begins with "Twas Halloween night, and all through the house every creature was stirring, including the mouse," and therefore I already saw the lack of originality. I like some of the illustrations, the blond girl that was illustrated as a vampire countess didn't exactly look like a vampire or...
Everywhere Babies
AuthorSusan Meyers
ISBN0152053158
We love this book! I'm all about teaching diversity and this book has it! The illustrations are detailed and incredibly beautiful, so it makes a fun seek-and-find game with littler kids as well.

Everywhere Babies shows diversity in babies and how they are cared for and loved by their families....
Everything is Mama
AuthorJimmy Fallon
ISBN1250125847
The follow-up to NBC's The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon's #1 New York Times–bestseller Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada.

Everything is . . .

MAMA!

Jimmy Fallon, one of the most popular entertainers in the world, was on a mission with his first children's book to have...
Please, Baby, Please
AuthorSpike Lee
ISBN0689834578
From moments fussy to fond, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, present a behind-the-scenes look at the chills, spills, and unequivocal thrills of bringing up baby!

Go back to bed,
baby, please, baby, please.
Not on your HEAD
...
The Cars and Trucks Book
AuthorTodd Parr
ISBN0316506621
The Cars and Trucks Book by Todd Parr is nicely illustrated through the use of an iMac drawing pad. It is bright and cheerful, using mostly primary colors with great contrast appropriate for introducing young readers to the world around them. The author personifies the trucks, giving them feelings...
The Peace Book
AuthorTodd Parr
ISBN0316059625
Peace is making new friends
Peace is giving shoes to someone who needs them
Peace is a growing garden
Peace is having enough pizza in the world for everyone

The Peace Book delivers positive and hopeful messages of peace in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's...
I Am So Brave!
AuthorStephen Krensky
ISBN1419709372
This fourth book in the empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with courage and success. Whether it’s petting a dog or waving good-bye to a parent, Krensky and Gillingham address the “small wins” of growing just a little bit braver. Young children and their parents...
Holi Colors
AuthorRina Singh
ISBN1459818490
Experience Holi with every color of the rainbow! This Hindu celebration known as the festival of colors and the festival of love signifies the end of winter, the arrival of spring and the victory of good over evil. A time to laugh, play, visit friends and get messy! Little ones will love exploring the colors...
Tickle Time! (A Boynton on Board Book)
AuthorSandra Boynton
ISBN0761168834
Sometimes kids just need a good tickle. Maybe your child is grumpy, or frustrated, or looking for a little extra attention. Well, we have the cure. Reach for Tickle Time!—and like magic, everyone’s bright and sunny and giggling again.

Based on the wildly popular song from Boynton’s...
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