Booklist: I'm Your Neighbor Books

Books from the "I'm Your Neighbor" website, and about building a welcoming community.

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Book cover for "Gigi and Ojiji"
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Series:
Gigi and Ojiji volume 1.
Description:
"Gigi can't wait for her Ojiji--Japanese grandpa--to move in. Gigi plans lots of things to do with him, like playing tag, reading books, and teaching Roscoe, the family dog, new tricks. But her plans don't work out quite the way she'd hoped. And her grandpa doesn't seem to like Roscoe. Will Gigi find a way to connect with her Ojiji?"--

2. Scroll

Book cover for "Scroll"
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"After learning how to draw Chinese characters, Lulu and her dog Dumpling step into a magical world where the characters come to lifee."--
Book cover for "Can Sophie change the world?"
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Description:
Sophie's grandfather tells her that all he wants for his birthday is for her to perform a mitzvah, a good work, and change the world; Sophie is perplexed because while she enjoys helping people, she does not see how her kindness changes the world--until her grandfather explains it to her.
Book cover for "Abuelo, the sea, and me"
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4 stars
Description:
"Season by season, a young girl walks with her abuelo along the beach as he shares stories about his life in Havana"--
Book cover for "My day with Gong Gong"
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5 stars
Description:
"May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May can't take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals he's been paying more attention than she thought."--