Books like Juanita

A girl with six names asks her father why she was given so many — and learns each one carries the story of a grandparent who came before her.

A boy crosses the bridge from his U.S. hometown into its twin city in Mexico with his father, visiting family, favorite shops, and friends seeking asylum along the way.

In turn-of-the-century Little Italy, a poor immigrant boy takes a job lighting the neighborhood's gas street lamps to help his family, despite his father's disapproval — until his work proves its worth.

A girl takes an evening motorcycle ride with her papi through their neighborhood, watching familiar streets and faces even as the community changes around her.

A child in the Arctic asks her mother again and again — what if I misbehave, what if I turn into a wild animal — testing just how far a mother's love can stretch.

A little girl flies with her family all the way to Holland to visit her grandparents, but somewhere along the journey, her beloved Knuffle Bunny goes missing again.

At the Central Park Zoo, two male penguins named Roy and Silo build a nest together, and a kindly zookeeper gives them an abandoned egg to hatch and raise as their own.

Two brothers spend an evening fishing with their mama, each one asking who's better at digging worms, rowing, and catching fish — and, at bedtime, who she loves the most.

A mother sings the same lullaby to her son from infancy through adulthood, rocking him each night — until he is grown and gently rocks her in return.

A mother lists the small, specific things she loves about her young son — his morning bedhead, the way he calls out "Mama" at night, his laugh — building a portrait of everyday devotion.

A handmade doll stitched together with love stays by one woman's side through every season of life — storms, celebrations, losses, and finally, a cancer diagnosis.

A little bird named Choco longs for a mother and searches among all kinds of animals, none of whom look like him, before finding one in a warm, unexpected shape.