Books like Africa Dream
By Eloise Greenfield
For the child who asks where they come from, this dream journey offers a tender, imaginative answer. Lyrical, hushed, and warm — like being carried gently from one world into another.
A young Hawaiian girl named Ano explores her island home through canoes, hawks, and forest lizards, then learns hula — the storytelling dance that carries her people's history — and discovers what aloha truly means.
A young boy travels before dawn with his family to Granny's farm for their annual reunion, where every child must find their own way to honor the family's history — but Lil Alan isn't sure what he'll bring.
A poem-wish spoken over a growing girl, asking that she be shielded from nightmares at three, false friends at fifteen, and given clear sight and courage for whatever roads lie ahead.
A Puerto Rican girl grows up surrounded by love and pride in her Taíno and African heritage, but painful treatment from the world slowly dims her sense of her own beauty — until her community rallies to wake her up again.
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a mysterious train bound for the North Pole, where Santa Claus himself will present one child with the first gift of Christmas.
A child notices that black isn't in the rainbow, then traces the color through everyday things and through the history, culture, and legacy of Black people and community.
A girl who loves acting out every story she hears sets her heart on playing Peter Pan in the school play, then hears a classmate say she can't — because she's a girl, and because she's Black.
A boy sets out to find his father, the Lord of the Sun, and must pass through four ceremonial chambers — the kiva of lions, snakes, bees, and lightning — to prove he belongs.
A pig who dreams of dazzling circus crowds instead of ending up on a dinner plate sets off to become a performer, discovering along the way what makes him truly remarkable.
A young girl leaves her grandmother's house in Mexico to join her parents and brother in New York, facing a new language, unfair accusations, and the slow work of calling a new place home.
A lyrical love letter traces a child's life from first steps and first laughs through hard days and heartbreak, affirming again and again that they matter, always have, and always will.
A poor washerwoman on the island of Martinique uses her mother's magic wand to help her beloved goddaughter Cendrillon win the heart of a rich man's son.
