Kids Book Index
Danielle Joseph, illustrated by Olivier Ganthier
A Haitian family travels by tap-tap, the local public taxi-bus service, while carrying out tasks through the week. Along the way, they encounter different people. The day-by-day picture-book structure is illustrated by Haitian street artist Olivier Ganthier. A Haitian Creole glossary appears at the end.
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STREET OF STORYTELLERSDoug Wilhelm. Rootstock PublishingA thriller connects three families living across two cultures. Music is a central force in the novel, alongside the consequences of extremism and an ancient true story. The characters face the risk involved in forming independent judgments. Its intertwined family and cultural threads bring together questions of belonging, conflict, and the power of music without reducing the story to a single perspective.GEOGRAPHY/PEOPLES/PLACESOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
RITU WEDS CHANDNIAmeya Narvankar, illustrated by Ameya Narvankar. Yali BooksAyesha, a young cousin, tells of Ritu’s wedding to her girlfriend Chandni. She looks forward to dancing during the baraat, a traditional wedding procession. Members of the community object to the couple’s marriage and interrupt the celebration, with some determined to stop it altogether. Ayesha responds when the wedding is disrupted. The book also includes a Hindi glossary and an author’s note.GEOGRAPHY/PEOPLES/PLACESOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
IF DOMINICAN WERE A COLORSili Recio, Brianna McCarthyA picture book uses color to evoke the Dominican Republic and the island of Hispaniola. Prose and illustrations draw on sunsets, the ocean, sandy shores, people's skin tones, maiz, and dreams to build its palette. The book centers Dominican identity through images of the island's natural surroundings and its people.GEOGRAPHY/PEOPLES/PLACESLexile Text Measure AD640LATOS Book Level 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details