Pam Muñoz Ryan
Ages 8–12
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the ...
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We keep this on the shelf for moving, home, and belonging somewhere new — a story kids can feel, not just a lesson adults want to teach.
Ages 8–12. Especially helpful for families navigating a move — or kids meeting that story for the first time.
Ask: What did this family bring with them that wasn’t in a bag?
Classroom tip: pair a chapter with a short journal prompt — no grades, just honest noticing.
Two titles that deepen the same conversation.
Ages 3–8
A Different Pond"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation.
Ages 3–8
Alma and How She Got Her NameAlma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks her name is too long — until Daddy shares the family stories behind each piece. A Caldecott Honor gem.
Ages 3–8
Blue WillowA little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.
Ages 3–8
Carmela Full of Wishes. . With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.
Ages 13+
Clap When You LandGreat for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is a Today show pick for "25 children's books your kids and teens won't be able to put down this summer! Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!
Ages 3–8
CousinsA little girl who lives quietly with her father and grandmother Mimi, already envious of her cousin who lives in the much more exciting home of her other grandmother, Adela, does something she regrets when an upcoming First Communion puts her cousin at the center of attention.
Ages 0–3
Dora and the rainy dayA rainy day won't stop Dora and Boots from having fun! This super chubby has a padded cover and is perfect for little hands and Dora fans!
Ages 3–8
DreamersIn 1994, 25-year-old YUYI MORALES traveled from her home in Yelapa, Mexico, to the San Francisco Bay Area with her two-month-old son, Kelly, in order to secure permanent residency in this country. Her passage was not easy and she spoke no English whatsoever.
