A Thousand White Butterflies

A Thousand White Butterflies
Author: Jessica Betancourt-Perez
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1580895778

As if being new to the United States wasn't hard enough, Isabella's first day of school is canceled due to snow! Isabella has recently arrived from Colombia with her mother and abuela. She misses Papa, who is still in South America. It's her first day of school, her make-new-friends day, but when classes are canceled because of too much snow, Isabella misses warm, green, Colombia more than ever. Then Isabella meets Katie and finds out that making friends in the cold is easier than she thought!

My Friend

My Friend
Author: Elisa Amado
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 155498940X

From acclaimed author and translator Elisa Amado and award-winning illustrator Alfonso Ruano, My Friend is the story of the meaning of friendship in the life of an immigrant child. Friendship — to be known, to be accepted as you are, to feel safe, especially when you are vulnerable. The girl in this story has recently arrived in Brooklyn with her family. On her very first day at school she meets a girl who almost instantly becomes her very best friend. She feels known, loved and accepted by her. But when she invites her friend to come for dinner with her family — a family that feels free to eat weird food and, even worse, burst into song with their version of a sentimental classic of longing and homesickness — something shifts and she no longer feels safe at all. What will it be like tomorrow at school? Award-winning illustrator Alfonso Ruano’s art beautifully depicts the depth of feeling that the friends experience in this story from acclaimed author and translator Elisa Amado, about how difficult it is to come from somewhere else and what a difference friendship can make. Key Text Features song lyrics Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

Stamping Butterflies

Stamping Butterflies
Author: Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Publisher: Spectra
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2006-08-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0553902911

A mystery, a thriller, and a cutting-edge sci-fi adventure all in one, Stamping Butterflies bends time, genre, and consciousness itself to tell the spellbinding story of two worlds, three lives, one future–and the question upon which everything depends: who is dreaming whom. . . . From Marrakech to China’s Forbidden City, from a doomed starship carrying a cryogenically preserved crew to an island prison camp, the fate of the world is being played out in the minds of two dreamers. One, a would-be assassin obsessed with enigmatic equations, has set out to kill the U.S. President. The other is a young Chinese emperor ruling thousands of years in the future. Each believes he is dreaming the other. One must change the future; one must change the past. And time is running out for both. Caught in the maelstrom is a motley cast of characters, each an unwitting key to the ultimate fate of both worlds: Moz, a resourceful young Marrakech street punk, and his half-German girlfriend, Malika; Jake Razor, a self-exiled rock star; and psychiatrist Katie Petrov, who finds herself racing against a looming death sentence to pry free the secret of her condemned patient–a secret with the power to restore hope to the future...or stamp it out forever.

Dancing with Butterflies

Dancing with Butterflies
Author: Reyna Grande
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439149607

In Dancing with Butterflies, Reyna Grande renders the Mexican immigrant experience in “lyrical and sensual” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) prose through the poignant stories of four women brought together through folklorico dance. Dancing with Butterflies uses the alternating voices of four very different women whose lives interconnect through a common passion for their Mexican heritage and a dance company called Alegría. Yesenia, who founded Alegría with her husband, Eduardo, sabotages her own efforts to remain a vital, vibrant woman when she travels back and forth across the Mexican border for cheap plastic surgery. Elena, grief-stricken by the death of her only child and the end of her marriage, finds herself falling dangerously in love with one of her underage students. Elena's sister, Adriana, wears the wounds of abandonment by a dysfunctional family and becomes unable to discern love from abuse. Soledad, the sweet-tempered illegal immigrant who designs costumes for Alegría, finds herself stuck back in Mexico, where she returns to see her dying grandmother. Reyna Grande has brought these fictional characters so convincingly to life that readers will imagine they know them.

The Big House and the Little House

The Big House and the Little House
Author: Yoshi Ueno
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1646141059

Little Mouse and Big Bear live on opposite ends of the same road, and they both would like a friend. But every morning, Little Mouse and Big Bear pass by each other, unnoticed. Until one day, their eyes meet! It's a little awkward at firs—as most new friendships can be—but soon enough they're sipping warm tea together in Big Bear's cozy home, and making plans to meet again the following Sunday. When a nasty storm blows into town will it wreck everything they've built? This tale of friendship and bravery will warm your heart like a cookie and a warm drink shared with a friend.

Mariama - Different But Just the Same

Mariama - Different But Just the Same
Author: Jerónimo Cornelles
Publisher: Cuento de Luz
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8416147612

Winner at the 2015 International Latino Book Awards. Mariama embarks on a journey towards a new life and a new realization—her roots will always remain in her and that differences can bring people closer. Everything’s new for Mariama after a long journey by car, train, boat, and plane from Africa. She’s going to discover a world where the streets, her school, and the food are all different. But what about the people? She will have to work hard to learn the language that moon-white children speak, but with the help of her new friends Hugo and Paula, Mariama will discover that, despite all the different customs and traditions that exist between them, there is something that brings them closer beyond all the differences: the pleasure of playing and laughing. A beautiful tale about identity, the process of integration, and solidarity. Are you ready to meet Mariama and play with her.

Wade’s Wiggly Antlers

Wade’s Wiggly Antlers
Author: Louise Bradford
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1771388927

Wade is concerned when he notices his antlers are wiggly. That means they are going to fall off! –Donêt worry,” says his mother. –New ones will grow in the summer.” But Wade is worried. He used his antlers for lots of fun things, such as paddles for Ping-Pong and perches for giving friends rides. What would he do without them? Plenty, it turns out. Losing your antlers only means finding new ways to play! Wiggly antlers are like wiggly teeth. When itês time for them to go, itês time for them to go!

Bundle Up

Bundle Up
Author: Jennifer Sattler
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2018-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534126414

Starting with a pair of yellow mittens, a purple hippo prepares to bundle up to go outside and play in the snow. Using humor and visual clues, primary and secondary colors are identified for the toddler set. The third entry in a new board book series by artist Jennifer Sattler (Dirty Birdies and Jungle Gym).

Shy Willow

Shy Willow
Author: Cat Min
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1646141008

Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and the boy will be heartbroken. Should she try? Can she? Cat Min delivers a breathtakingly illustrated story about shyness, the power of empathy, and what it means to make a friend.

Red Butterfly

Red Butterfly
Author: A.L. Sonnichsen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-02-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481411098

In China, a foundling girl with a deformed hand raised in secret by an American woman must navigate China's strict adoption system when she is torn away from the only family she has ever known.