Emigration & Immigration

From the award-winning team behind Ida, Always and This Way, Charlie comes an uplifting story of animal friendship, inspired by a real-life pair of storks whose bond overcame great distance Best friends Malena and Klepetan always adventure together! The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Ezra Jack Keats New Writer/Illustrator Award.Book InformationISBN 9780763657529Author Meg MedinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S...

A beautiful, moving and sensitively told picture book about language barriers, communication and a very young child's immigrant experience.When Ronnie moves to a new house, in a new country, he's excited to make friends. But when he introduces himself to...

Fatima Khazi is excited for the weekend. Her family is headed to a local state park for their first camping trip! The school week might not have gone as planned, but outdoors, Fatima can achieve anything. She sets up a tent with her father, builds a fire...

Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears and begin life in...

An enchanting and magical story of kindness, from the highly regarded creator of Blue Kangaroo. When Bella opens her front door and finds an other-wordly, little stranger on the doorstep, her life changes forever! Cold, hungry and lost, the...

A Charming Children's Book on Bees, Diversity, and Inclusion"This beautiful tale is a visual feat full of wisdom and whimsy...an absolute delight, moving and captivating." Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Island Born and The Brief Wondrous...

This bright book by the creator of Love Makes a Family celebrates acts of kindness big and small.Kindness is a friendly hello. A roaring cheer. A quick boost. Kindness is what makes us strong! This joyful board book shows various children as they extend...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2022 and Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Picture Book) 2022. Commended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 2022 and Boston Globe-Horn Book...

Poignant and powerful narrative about intolerance, racism and standing up to bullies. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+The Blokes rule Jack's school. They're bullies, racists and meaner than anyone around. And...

In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, master storyteller Allen Say chronicles his family's history between Japan and California. A lyrical, breathtaking tale of one man's love for two countries, Grandfather's Journey is perfect for fans of Last...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541521650Author Ann MalaspinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lerner Publishing GroupPublisher Lerner Publishing Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735227774Author Rebecca YoungFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Dial BooksPublisher Dial BooksWeight(grams) 459gDimensions(mm) 287mm * 259mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312659127Author Peter SisFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 250mm...

One April night, people living near Chernobyl see a bright light in the sky...Everyone is told to move out of the forbidden zone around the destroyed nuclear reactor, but two stubborn old ladies, Anna and Klara, refuse to leave. Nine years later, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728439020Author Sarah SassoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Kar-Ben PublishingPublisher Lerner Publishing Group

Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama...

In the new country, Shirley and her family all have big dreams. Take the family store: Shirley has great ideas about how to make it more modern! Prettier! More profitable! She even thinks she can sell the one specialty no one seems to want to try: Mama's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable - Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award 2021. Short-listed for Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books...

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn't know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says - from the school bus driver to his new classmates - sounds like gibberish. How is Dat...

Praised by the Horn Book as "both quiet and exhilarating," this novel by the acclaimed poet and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye follows Aref Al-Amri as he says goodbye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Children's Literature) 2019.Book InformationISBN 9781338157796Author Kelly YangFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788469808887Author Monica RodriguezPage Count 117Imprint AnayaPublisher Anaya

A little girl and her favorite dress dream of an extraordinary life. They enjoy simple pleasures together on a beautiful Greek island. They watch the sunset, do chores, and pick wildflowers on the way home. One day, the dress and the girl must leave the...

Borders is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip from Alberta to Salt Lake City is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify as either American or Canadian first bars their...

A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011, an Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award Honour Book, and finalist for the Governor General's Award: Children's Illustration and Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz...

“A great story to read to our preschoolers and beyond to promote the global village we call our world….a solid addition to diversity collections.” — Mom Read It blog Chan has moved to this street, all the way from China. He is going to explore the...

Lucky Cat is a heartwarming story about an immigrant family in America, and a new friend their daughter June makes as they prepare to open their restaurant. June's family have a new home in America. There's plenty to do before their restaurant opens, but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Cybils 2018.Book InformationISBN 9781536215939Author Nicola DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062839954Author Yamile Saied MendezFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Sakura Medal 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781101918746Author Robert Paul WestonFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Tundra BooksPublisher Tundra Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Cybils 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780763695132Author Meg MedinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802855459Author Maria Jose FerradaFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525303180Author Debora PearsonFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Kids Can PressPublisher Kids Can Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916000407Author Abena EyesonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Ae PressPublisher Ae Press

Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince Ami that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. So both girls...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763695682Author Dr Nicola DaviesFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Candlewick Press (MA)Publisher Candlewick Press (MA)Weight(grams) 567g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558859685Author René Colato LaínezFormat HardbackImprint Pinata BooksPublisher Pinata Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316423014Author Ele FountainFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558859197Author Mario BencastroFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Pinata BooksPublisher Pinata Books