Kirjahaku

A dazzling picture book debut about a young girl in the Philippines who returns a neighbor's roof after a typhoon with the help of her community. Typhoons are a regular part of Maya's life in the Philippines, but after this storm, she finds something unusual in her backyard--a roof There's an address written on it, and Maya is determined to return it to its family. She'll need help to make her way through the damage left behind by the typhoon. As she sets out with her tatay, Maya collaborates with a farmer and his carabao, a couple of fishers and their boat, a sapatero, a labandera, a kusinera, and more of her neighbors. Together, they sail around knotted tree roots, hauling, heaving, pushing, and dragging the roof until they find its family--and begin to rebuild their community. Told by Stephanie Ellen Sy in a cumulative structure that begs to be read aloud, and paired with Daniel Tingcungco's lush and cinematic illustrations, A Roof is a story about community care that celebrates the Filipino spirit of bayanihan.

A young girl is afraid of dogs, and a small dog is afraid of children in this funny, bighearted picture book about overcoming fear to find friendship. Jia runs from every dog--big, tiny, spotted, or shaggy. Charlie the French bulldog hides from every kid--behind couches, laundry, even grown-ups' legs. When something far scarier forces these two together, they discover a sweet surprise: a friend who understands.

A confident tiger proves that you don't have to conform to the expectations of others A young boy knows his pet tiger, Imran, is awesome. The only problem is that Imran doesn't look like a tiger. To show off his cool pet and impress the other kids, the boy tries to "fix" Imran's appearance by painting him orange and giving him zig-zag stripes. But Imran won't play along. Instead of accepting the changes, Imran stays true to himself and insists, "You can't tame a tiger." Imran knows he's a tiger, even if he doesn't fit the tiger image that his friend has in his mind. Eventually, the boy realizes that his mistake was forcing Imran to be anything other than exactly who he is. This humorous and profound story combines narrative text, dialogue bubbles, and expressive art to remind readers that you don't have to change the unique things about yourself to be accepted and remarkable.