8 must-read family books like My Two Border Towns by David Bowles

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My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit…

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Cover of Ida, Always by Charles Santoso, Caron Levis

1. Ida, Always

By: Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida … read more

Similar categories in Charles Santoso's Ida, Always book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. First the Egg

By: Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

Format: 128 pages,

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from s… read more

Similar categories in Laura Vaccaro Seeger's First the Egg book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. The Night Gardener

By: Terry Fan , Eric Fan

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

One day, William discovers that the tree outside his window has been sculpted into a wise owl. In t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

By: Margarita Engle , Rafael López

3.40

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Girls cannot be drummers.Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--unti… read more

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5. Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

By: Grace Lin

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mi… read more

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6. Visiting Day

By: James E. Ransome , Jacqueline Woodson

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a poignant picture book abou… read more

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7. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When … read more

Similar categories in Anika Aldamuy Denise's Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • spanish literature
  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • spanish literature
  • family
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

10. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • family
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11. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Feder's Bodies Are Cool book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle

12. Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

By: Margarita Engle

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.As a little girl,… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. I Am the Subway

By: Kim Hyo-eun

4.18

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we tra… read more

Similar categories in Kim Hyo-eun's I Am the Subway book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
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14. My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's My Two Border Towns book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • spanish literature
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff

15. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem

By: Colleen Paeff

4.35

Format: None pages, None

Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this … read more

Similar categories in Colleen Paeff's The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging by Pauline David-Sax

16. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging

By: Pauline David-Sax

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. … read more

Similar categories in Pauline David-Sax's Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Bright Star

By: Yuyi Morales

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beauti… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • spanish literature
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep by Elaine M. Alexander

18. Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep

By: Elaine M. Alexander

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Deep in the darkest part of the ocean, visit a primordial, fierce-toothed fish that draws in prey w… read more

Similar categories in Elaine M. Alexander's Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. What Riley Wore

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's What Riley Wore book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution by Lisa     Robinson

20. The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution

By: Lisa Robinson

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A biography of the entrepreneurial, activist duo behind Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, and their rocky ro… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Robinson's The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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21. My Maddy

By: Gayle E. Pitman

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many… read more

Similar categories in Gayle E. Pitman's My Maddy book and David Bowles's My Two Border Towns

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

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Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

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3.47

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4.43

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4.49

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4.49

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