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Amerian Cultures
This is only a short list of the wonderful books that describe and celebrate the many cultures that make up America. You may notice the shortage of European American stories; while many children’s books have white characters, there are not many picture books that describe this part of their experience—assimilation into, or their place in, the greater American Culture.
Asian American
Hannah Is My Name: A Young Immigrant’s Story* by Belle Yang
The Name Jar* by Yangsook Choi
Home of the Brave by Allen Say
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
Bee-bim Bop! By Linda Sue Park
Baseball Saved Us^ by Ken Mochizuki
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low
Native American
Jingle Dancer* by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Cheyenne Again^ by Eve Bunting
Building a Bridge by Lisa Shook Begaye
A Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp.
Minnow and Rose: An Oregon Trail Story by Judy Young
Gray Wolf’s Search by Bruce Swanson
Eastern (including Islam/Muslim, etc.) American
Mama’s Saris* by Pooja Makhijani
My Name is Bilal* by Asma Mobin-Uddin
Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story* by Hena Khan
Nadia’s Hands by Karen English
The Swirling Hijaab by Na’ima bint Robert
Salaam: A Muslim Amerian Boy’s Story by Tricia Brown
A Party in Ramadan by Asma Mobin-Uddin
The Butter Man by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting
Hispanic American
Grandma’s Records* by Eric Velasquez
First Day in Grapes* by L. King Pérez
If the Shoe Fits by Gary Soto
What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla
A Day’s Work^ by Eve Bunting
My Feet Are Laughing by Lissette Norman
Fiesta! A Celebration of Latino Festivals by Sherryy Shahan
Abuela by Arthur Dorrow
Oh, Brother! By Nikki Grimes
The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceañera Tale by Caren McNelly McCormack
Jewish American
Mrs. Katz and Tush* by Patricia Polacco
One Candle^ by Eve Bunting
When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
The Always Prayer Shawl by Sheldon Oberman
African American
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story* by Julius Lester
I Have Heard of a Land* by Joyce Carol Thomas
The Color of Home* (Somali) by Mary Hoffman
Henry’s Freedom Box^ by Leen Levine
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop^ by Margaree King Mitchell
Boundless Grace^ by Mary Hoffman
Riding to Washington by Gwenyth Swain
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack and the Pioneers of Change by Michelle Cook
Dear Mr. Rosenwald by Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
Kwanzaa: Celebrations in My World by Molly Aloian
Family^ by Isabell Monk
Ragtime Tumpie by Alan Schroeder
Under the Quilt of Night by Hopkinson, Deborah
Follow the Drinking Gourd by
Jeanette Winter
Working Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford
(Great list at: www.fresnolibrary.org/child/bkch/multi/afr.pdf)
General/Other Cultures
Everybody Cooks Rice* by Norah Dooley
Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley
Everybody Brings Noodles by Norah Dooley
Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley
Something About America (Yogoslavian Am.) by Maria Testa
The Color of Us by Karen Katz
Faith by Maya Ajmera, Magda Nakassis and Cynthia Pon
God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu & Douglas Abrams
If Your Name was Changed at Ellis Island by Ellen Levin
* also listed on the monthly flyer
^ previously read on StoryLine
Click here for a pdf version of the monthly flyer.
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