ETHNIC AND MULTI-CULTURAL

Kevin Noble Mallard (A) and Juana Martinez- Neal (ILT)

List Price : $19.99 (Hardcover – Native American Family – 2020)

Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
A 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner

“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” ―<em…

Maya Christina Gonzalez (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Colors / Bi-lingual – 2007)

Little Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful, inspiring color in her world. But Mayas world, the Mojave Desert, seems to be filled with nothing but sand. With the help of a feathered friend, she searches everywhere to…

Lulu Delacre (A & ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Non-Fiction Spanish Bilingual -2019)

“Beautifully written with candor, honesty, and perfect brevity. A collection not to be missed.” (Booklist starred review) This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during homeschooling. It’s…

Kamala Harris (A) and Mechal Renee Roe (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Biography / Senator and Presidential Candidate – 2019)

From Senator Kamala Harris comes a picture book with an empowering message: Superheroes are all around us–and if we try, we can all be heroes too. Now a #1 New York…

Eve Bunting (A) and Chris K. Soentpiet (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Japanese Family / Internment Memories – 2009)

Laura Iwasaki and her family are paying what may be their last visit to Laura’s grandfather’s grave. The grave is at Manzanar, where thousands of Americans of Japanese heritage were interned during…

Minfong Ho (A) and Holly Meade (ILT) 

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – A Thai Lullaby – 2000)

In an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb her sleeping baby.  (32 pgs) Pre-School

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Pat Mora (A) and Rafael Lopez (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – / Bi-Lingual / Book Celebration / Reading Enjoyment – 2009)

Description: This Pura Belpré Award–winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children’s Day/El día de los niños.

Children’s Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día…

Discover the story behind José Guadalupe Posada’s iconic Día de Muertos skeletons in this fascinating picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh
 
Funny Bones tells the story of how calaveras came to be. The amusing figures are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852–1913).…

Doug Kuntz (A) and Amy Shrodes (A) and Sue Cornelison (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – A Story About Compassion – 2017)

This heartwarming true story of one lost cat’s journey to be reunited with his refugee family gently introduces children to a difficult topic and shows how ordinary people can help with…

Pat Mora (A) and Daniel Lechon (ILT) 

List Price: $9.95 (Paperback – Mother and Nature – 1994)

The first bilingual picture book published under the Pinata Books imprint in 1994, The Desert Is My Mother introduces the partnership of an award-winning poet and a prize-winning painter to create a beautiful poetic and artistic rendition…

Sandra Cisneros (A)

List Price: $13.00 (Paperback – Young Latina Girl – 1991)

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero.…

Kate Bisantz and Max Bisantz (A)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Popular Singer / Artist – 2018)

As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, quinceañeras, and on street corners in their native…

Leslea Newman (A) and Carol Thompson (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Board Book – Families / Lesbian Couple and Child – 2010)

Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its mommies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up, then bath time and a kiss goodnight, theres no limit to…

Little ones won’t be afraid to touch these bugs. Learn fun facts about the bugs and creatures in your own backyard in this colorful, touch and feel board book. The touch and feel silicone textures add a sensory element to this book for toddlers.

With fun rhyming text, your toddler can explore each insects…

Mem Fox (A) and Leslie Staub (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Board Book – Bi-Lingual / Children / Unity / Similarities – 2002)

Mem Fox’s touching tale of what bonds us all. Little one, whoever you are, she explains, there are children all over the world who may look different,…

Samhita Arni (A) and Mona Chirakar (ILT) 

List Price: $24.95  (Hardcover –  India / Graphic Novel / War /  A  Woman’s Opinion -2011)

The Ramayana is an epic poem by the Hindu sage Valmiki, written in ancient Sanskrit sometime after 300 BC. It is an allegorical story that contains important Hindu teachings, and it…

Martha Freeman (A) and Katy Wu (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover –  Bios of 20 Female Scientists – 2020)

“An inspiring look at women who realized curiosity plus tenacity equals success.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[A] captivating compendium.” —Publishers Weekly

Discover the histories of twenty incredible female scientists in this inspiring biography…