Children's Picture Books: Beautiful Life Category

People of Blue Thoughts / Los Hombres Del Pensamiento Azul

2014

by Enrique Pérez Díaz and Anabel Alfonso

"The Taino people of the Caribbean lived a peaceful existence in harmony with nature until the day when strange men arrive in large ships to their shores. Narrated in a once upon a time style, author Enrique Perez Diaz and illustrator Anabel Alfonso have created a haunting and poetic tale filled with wonder and magic about an encounter between two cultures that changed the course of history forever. Los tainos del Caribe vivian una existencia pacifica, en armonia con la naturaleza, hasta el dia en que unos hombres extranos llegaron en grandes barcos a sus costas… Narrado en el estilo de habia una vez, Enrique Perez Diaz y la ilustradora Anabel Alfonso han creado un relato inquietante, poetico y magico sobre un encuentro entre dos culturas que cambio el curso de la historia para siempre." -- publisher

Rani in Search of a Rainbow

2014

by Shaila Abdullah

Rani is a little girl in Pakistan whose family become displaced by rain which turns into a flood. Now a refugee, she befriends Juju, a sick boy in the neighboring tent. Together, they find friendship and laughter in the refugee camps. |cProvided by publisher

Summoning the Phoenix

2014

by Emily Jiang and April Chu

"Poems about children playing Chinese musical instruments and getting ready for a concert are accompanied by factual information about each instrument"--Provided by publisher

Tasunka

2014

by Donald F. Montileaux

Curiosity leads a young warrior to track a new animal. It leads him far from home, but at last he finds a herd of the strange new creatures. They are horses that shimmer with color and run swift as the wind. The Lakota capture and tame them, and the people grow rich and powerful. They become filled with pride. With their newfound strength they rule over the plains. Then the Great Spirit, who gave the gift of the horse, takes it away.

Thanks to the animals

2014

by Allen J. Sockabasin and Rebekah Raye

In 1900 during the Passamaquoddy winter migration in Maine, Baby Zoo Sap falls off the family bobsled and the forest animals hearing his cries, gather to protect him until his father returns to find him.

The blind boy & the loon

2014

by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Daniel Gies

A retelling of a traditional Inuit story that explains the origin of the narwhal, an arctic whale known for its distinctive spiral tusk, while cautioning listeners against the dangers of seeking revenge.

The everlasting embrace

2014

by Gabrielle Emanuel and Earl B. Lewis

A young child describes her experiences of life in Mali as she spends a day carried in a blanket on her mother's back.

The first day

2014

by Katherena Vermette and Irene Kuziw

"Makwa has to go to a new school ... and he doesn't want to. How will he face his first day?" One book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe—love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty and truth—are revealed in seven stories for children. Set in urban landscapes, Indigenous children tell familiar stories about home, school and community. --publisher

The hogan that great-grandfather built

2014

by Nancy Bo Flood and Peterson Yazzie

A child describes what daily life is like for his Navajo family living in a hogan built long, long ago by his great-grandfather.

The old ways

2014

by Susan Margaret. Chapman and John Mantha

"Simon loves his grandparents but they are stuck in their 'old ways.' Simon can't imagine what is so great about building igloos and listening to his grandmother's time- worn tales. It may take more than a little persuasion to interest him in both. In fact, it takes a blizzard and a broken engine to show Simon that the old ways are far more interesting-- and useful-- than any television show or video game could be"--Jacket flap