Booklist: I'm Your Neighbor Books

4.7 stars

"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--

"It's Sunday, and that means it's Hair Day! As Mami weaves gold and cowrie shells into Yadira's hair, she tells her the story of the goddess Oshún, showing Yadi how her Afro Latin heritage is lovingly tucked into each braid and shell. The next day, Yadi arrives for her first day at a new school nervous about making friends, but with her beautiful braids, the click-clack of the cowrie shells, and a little guidance from Oshún, she finds she has...

Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.

"Sometimes days are hard. We can feel angry, sad, or even worried. Big feelings happen to everyone. When you notice difficult feelings, you can be kind to yourself. Just like a good friend, being kind to yourself can help you feel better even when things are the hardest! Children can practice along with this story that teaches them how to be self-compassionate with proven skills to support resiliency and emotional wellbeing. The key elements of Mindful...

Follows a family as they make homemade challah bread from the heart. Includes information about challah and a recipe.

When her mother's sari draws stares, a little girl asks her mother to tell her more about her culture and learns to take pride in her differences.

4.7 stars

Whether looking at one's own nose and toes, helping others, or exploring the world, there's always something to love.

4.1 stars

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.

5 stars

When Maria, Juan, and their mother go to the border between California and Mexico to visit their grandmother at Christmas, Maria must devise a way to get Juan's gift over the fence.

4.6 stars

"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--