Tony Johnston
21) Uncle Rain Cloud
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
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Description
Carlos tries to help his uncle, who is frustrated and angry at his inability to speak English, adjust to their new home in Los Angeles.
22) That summer
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Description
A family, including a child who is dying, sews together a quilt of its memories and love.
24) Yonder
Author
Pub. Date
2002, 1988.
Language
English
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Description
Year after year, the plum tree which the farmer planted is witness to the continuing generations of his family.
25) Loving hands
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Hands wave hello, hands hold, hands heal. Hands say, I am here for you always. In simple, stirring rhymes, author Tony Johnston pens a timeless ode to parenthood. The small moments and quiet scenes that make up childhood-- learning to clap, planting a garden, waving good-bye on the first day of school-- fill the pages of this gentle tale, capturing the reassurance and love that parents hand their children every day. Warm illustrations by Amy June...
26) My abuelita
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Description
With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
27) Puma dreams
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
A young girl yearns to see an elusive puma in the wild, knowing that their numbers are dwindling and that what her Gram calls a "long-dream" may never come true.
28) The quilt story
Author
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and conforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.