Books like Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar
By Mojdeh Hassani & Samira Iravani
For the kid who never wants to let go of a grown-up's hand in a crowd, this book turns that worry into something funny and shared. Playful, warm, and a little silly, with the comfort of a trusted grown-up nearby.
A mama penguin finds a hat floating in the icy water — and out pops one baby penguin, then another, and another, until she's surrounded by an ever-growing, mischievous family.
A young girl feeling as gray as a pigeon on a rainy Saturday joins her busy mom on a trip to their favorite Chinatown store, gathering produce, seafood, and spices for a family dinner.
When rain spoils his outdoor plans, a gloomy boy gets turned into a pizza by his playful dad — kneaded, oiled with water, topped with checker-piece tomatoes, and tickled until he laughs.
A young girl in Mexico counts down to her very first posada, eager for the night she'll finally get to choose her own piñata for the Christmas party.
A beloved family dog named Hally Tosis has breath so terrible her family wants to give her away, so the kids try every trick they can think of to fix her putrid panting before it's too late.
A bulldog puppy raised among poodle sisters works hard to sip, yip, and walk with grace — until a park meeting with a bulldog family reveals a baby mix-up, and everyone must decide what makes a family.
A simple food connects generations of a Native American family, as fry bread becomes a lens for exploring food, time, nation, and identity across communities from coast to coast.
A young pig loves nothing more than wallowing in a mud puddle, and no amount of pleading from her family can pull her out — so eventually they wade in too.
A close look inside a real farmhouse where twelve children once lived, growing up amid the daily rhythms of family life beside a winding stream.
A city kid worries that Santa can't visit her apartment building — no chimney, no room on the block for a sleigh and eight reindeer — until her family and community show her the Christmas spirit finds a way.
A loyal stone joins his best friend, a stick, on a journey through the forest to find the family tree Stick has always wondered about — until the woods grow dark and a little scary.
A doorbell keeps ringing as relatives pour in for family dinner, each one demanding their own pasta — lasagna, spaghettini, ravioli, rotini, tortellini — until the kitchen tips into total chaos.
