Some Multicultural Books for Children - My personal favorites:
Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto and Ed Martinez
Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac
A Day's Work by Eve Bunting
The Tortilla Quilt by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli (English/Spanish)
Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
Grandfathers Journey by Allen Say
The Three Pigs by Bobbi Salinas (English/Spanish)
Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
The Whispering Cloth, A Hmong Refugee’s Story by Pegi Deitz Shea
Stories from Laos: Folktales and Cultures of the Lao, Hmong, Khammu, and Iu-Mien, Translated by Rosalie Giacchino-Baker. Pacific Asia Press (English/Lao, Hmong, Iu-Mien, Khammu)
The Three Golden Oranges by Alma Flor Ada
Atheneum Books: New York 1999
Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller
Lee and Low Books, Inc. NY 1997
Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior by Robert D. San Souci
Hyperion Books: New York 1998
So Far from the Sea by Eve Bunting
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin: New York 1998
The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: San Diego 1993
Fly Awaya Home by Eve Bunting
Clarion Books New York 1991
The Empty Pot by Demi
Henry Holt & Company: New York 1990
Heroes by Ken Mochizuki
Lee & Low Books: New York 1995
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull
Harcourt Brace & Co: San Diego 1996
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
Lee & Low Books Inc. 1993
High Interest Series Books:
Captain Underpants by Dave Pilkey
Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
Scholastic
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket*
Harper Collins: New York 1999
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
Random House: New York 1995 |