Picture Book Month: We’re All in this Together Booklist
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Thank you, Omu!
by Oge Mora
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community
by Susan Verde
Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Grandma Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, Angel and others paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless.
Grow
by Deborah Hodge
Can one little girl transform a neighborhood? With a seed of an idea and helping hands from neighbors, a girl's dream to clean up an abandoned city lot grows into something much larger.
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell
Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors.
The Water Princess
by Susan Verde
The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village
Coming soon!
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
by Fawzia Gilani-Williams
Two neighbors—one Jewish, one Muslim—have always been best friends. When they both fall on hard times, can they find a way to help each other? In Fawzia Gilani's retelling of this folktale—which has both Jewish and Arab origins—differences are not always causes for conflict and friendship can overcome any obstacle.
Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
Be a Maker
by Katey Howes
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to make everything from a tower to a charitable donation, alone or with neighbors.
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights
by Rob Sanders
Takes readers through their #resistance ABCs, and include such concepts as boycotts, taking a knee, and strikes in this primer for peaceful protest, resistance and activism. This book is a gentle way to introduce abstract concepts like “fighting for what you believe in” and turns them into something actionable.
Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Pena
A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
Kindness Quilt
by Nancy Wallace
Minna and her classmates have been asked by their teacher, Mrs. Bloom, to work on a Kindness Project. Mrs. Bloom wants them to do and draw and share an act of kindness. Minna and her family do lots of kind things, but Minna can't decide which one is right for her project. Then she starts writing and drawing and cutting - and an idea for a paper quilt picturing many acts of kindness begins to take shape!
One Love: Based on the Song
by Bob Marley adapted by Cedella Marley
In this illustrated version of Bob Marley’s song, a young girl enlists her friends, family, and community to transform their neighborhood for the better.
Stanley the Mailman
by William Bee
It's going to be a busy day for Stanley! He gets up early to sort through all of the mail in his post office. Then he sets off through town to deliver it all. Myrtle, Little Woo, and Charlie all receive exciting gifts and letters. But will everyone be happy with what's in Stanley's mail bag?
Around our Way on Neighbors' Day
by Tameka Fryer Brown
A young girl makes her way through an urban neighborhood filled with children playing, men debating, women cooking, and jazz music playing as her community gathers to celebrate "Neighbors' Day."
Albert the Fix-it Man
by Janet Lord
A cheerful repairman fixes squeaky doors, leaky roofs, and crumbling fences for his neighbors, who return the kindness when he catches a terrible cold.
Blackout
by John Rocco
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
Say Hello!
by Rachel Isadora
A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.
All of Us
by Carin Berger
Simple text and collage illustrations remind the reader that we are stronger together than alone.
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story
by Marie Lamba and Baldev Lamba
In the city an abandoned lot squeezed between two buildings becomes a community garden.
Pass It On
by Sophy Henn
When you see something terrific, smile a smile and pass it on! So begins this ode to the excitement of sharing happiness with others. After all, if you spread happiness to others, even on a gray, rainy day, when you least expect it, like a bolt out of the blue, a smile or a chuckle might be passed right back to you!
Be Kind
by Pat Zietlow Miller
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
Miles of Smiles
by Karen Kaufman Orloff
How far can a smile travel? Miles and miles!
Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree
by Naoko Stoop
Red Knit Cap Girl and her animal friends create a library inside a mighty oak tree, where they can read and exchange books.
Bunny’s Book Club
by Annie Silvestro
Bunny loves reading so much that he begins sneaking into the library at night to borrow books, and soon his friends want to join him.
Rabbit's Gift
by George Shannon
Woodland animals, each thinking of his neighbor, share a turnip left on their doorstep.