Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Caribbean-American Heritage
Under the great plum tree
Ahmed, Sufiya.
An unlikely friendship between Miss Bandari and Mr Magarmach forms when the pair meet under the gre... More
My big family
Canetti, Yanitzia.
"How big is too big? Alex is excited when his Abuela comes from Cuba to stay with him and his ... More
Islandborn
Díaz, Junot.
Also available in Overdrive. "Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when sh... More
All the way to Havana
Engle, Margarita.
A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newbor... More
Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music
Engle, Margarita.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to b... More
Malaika's costume
Hohn, Nadia L.
Also available in Hoopla. Participating in a first Carnival since her mother left to find a better ... More
Julián is a mermaid
Love, Jessica.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela ... More
The field
Paul, Baptiste.
Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer, in a book with English and Cr... More
Pulpo guisado
Velasquez, Eric.
"The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. ¡Tenga cuidado! Ramsey shou... More
Drum dream girl how one girl's courage changed music
Engle, Margarita.
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded ... More
If Dominican were a color
Recio, Sili.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text portray the Dominican Republic in all of its hues, from the cin... More
Rise of the jumbies
Baptiste, Tracey.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Suspicion falls on half-jumbie Corinne when local children ... More
Hurricane child
Callender, Kacen.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurrica... More
Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish
Cartaya, Pablo.
After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his you... More
Forest world
Engle, Margarita.
Sent to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows, Edver is surprised to meet a half-sister, Luza, w... More
Stir it up! : a novel
Ganeshram, Ramin.
Thirteen-year-old Anjali dreams of hosting a televised cooking show featuring foods based on her Hi... More
Little man
Mann, Elizabeth.
On a small Caribbean Island, Albert must face middle school, where he is one of the shortest studen... More
The first rule of punk
Pérez, Celia C.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who reall... More
The revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Manzano, Sonia.
It is 1969 in Spanish Harlem, and fourteen-year-old Evelyn Serrano is trying hard to break free fro... More
The moon within
Salazar, Aida.
Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is u... More
Auntie Luce's talking paintings
Latour, Francie.
Also available in Hoopla. "Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce,... More
El épico fracaso de Arturo Zamora
Cartaya, Pablo.
Salvar el restaurante. Salvar la ciudad. Conseguir a la chica. Hacer sentir orgullosa a su abuela. ... More
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Denise, Anika.
Also available in Hoopla. "From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeo... More
Schomburg : the man who built a library
Weatherford, Carole Boston.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. A... More

Stories from the Caribbean
Breinburg, Petronella.
collection of folktales from the Caribbean, including "Bre-nancy and the 13 Plantains," &... More
The twins and the Bird of Darkness : a hero tale from the Caribbean
San Souci, Robert D.
Also available in Hoopla. When the Bird of Darkness takes Princess Marie, twin brothers Soliday, who... More
Cendrillon, a Caribbean Cinderella
San Souci, Robert D.
A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother... More
Sugar Cane : a Caribbean Rapunzel
Storace, Patricia.
A version of the folktale Rapunzel, set in the Caribbean. ... More
Parrots over Puerto Rico
Roth, Susan L.
"A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting cur... More
Songs in the shade of the cashew and coconut trees : lullabies and nursery rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean
Soussana, Nathalie.
Songs about children playing in the schoolyard, sisters braiding each other's hair at the beac... More