Can I Have a Pet?

After spending an action-packed day at the fair, a Latino boy enjoys one last ride-the ride home!

On her way to the park, an African American girl sizes up herself and the world around her.

A group of Cuban American children gather one-by-one on a snowy day, adding up to a great big snowball fight.

During a trip to the zoo, an African American girl tries to convince her mother to get her an exotic pet.

Look inside this book to find out if you really can eat a rainbow.

A Mexican American girl and her mother go to the outdoor market and buy an array of colorful items.

While helping her father with cleaning day chores, a Cuban American girl's best intentions sometime have humorous results.

An African American boy's family lovingly piles so much clothing on him that he quickly goes from feeling cold to feeling hot.

Join two best friends, an Asian Indian boy and girl, as they spend an active day outdoors running, climbing, sliding, and more.

An African American girl scores for her team by hitting a home run.

A Puerto Rican boy prepares for his nighttime bath by filling the tub with all his favorite things.

Big wild cats and little tame cats.

Are they alike? Look inside and see.

Join two friends counting pumpkins-

and find a surprise at the end!

Many animals come from eggs.

Read about some of them

in this book.

A celebration of the many different ways a multiracial group of seven friends braid their hair.

An African American boy and his extended family have a fun-filled reunion in the park.

From saying goodbye to Mom to finding a new friend, a young Latino boy experiences a range of emotions on his very first day of school.

Three Latina girls show how to make a colorful fish print.

With a cardboard box and a little imagination, Flora creates a world of fun. Whether she's in, under, or next to the box, her ideas have no limits-but the box does!

Chinese New Year is here.

Come along to the Golden Dragon Parade.

An Asian Indian boy tries out his green thumb when he plants a flower from seed, nurtures it, and watches it bloom.

A Chinese American girl takes the bus to school and greets her friends, one by one, at each stop.

Three Latina girls show how to make a colorful fish print.

Three African American boys find, pick, and eat a perfect juicy peach.

Open this book to meet some people who help us every day.

A group of girls and boys have fun taking turns jumping rope on the playground.

Two Navajo children help their mom do the weekly wash at the laundromat.

An African American girl wonders throughout the week when her loose front tooth will come out.

A Japanese American boy demonstrates a fun classroom project - making a picture of a turkey from a handprint.

A Caribbean boy makes empanadas with his grandmother.

A Chinese American boy watches his mother, an artist, as she colorfully paints several things, including him!

A Cherokee girl learns traditional skills and customs from the members of her family.

While spending the day working on their farm, a Latina girl and her father discover that working together is lots of fun.

Rain falls on grass.

Rain falls on rocks.

Where else does rain fall?

A Pueblo boy living on a reservation in New Mexico cares for and rides his horse.

Shapes are everywhere, even where we play. In this colorfully photographed book, two children find all of the basic shapes in the equipment on their playground.

A Japanese American girl plays on a trampoline while her grandfather tries to take her picture.

There are so many kinds of shoes.

Which ones are the best?

Meet children from different lands.

See their different kinds of homes.

A Mexican American boy and his father spend time together making tacos, and eating them!

From the sink to the lake, a group of children have fun splashing in the water.

An African American boy experiences the excitement of his very first train ride with his parents.

A Korean American girl and boy love rice so much they eat it all the time and in many different ways.

It's a celebration of sound when a group of neighborhood children gather on a stoop to play their instruments.

After a street fair, a group of friends clean up and change their street from a messy street into a neat street.

A bird can fly. A plane can fly.

What else can fly?

A young Asian American boy and his mother see all kinds of animals in the pond. But there's something else the boy sees in the pond too-his own reflection!

See how a young boy

goes through his busy day,

hour by hour.

A Vietnamese American boy searches all over the house for his puppy, who is always hiding just out of sight.

An Indian American girl and her friends try a series of different poses in a yoga class.

Learn how apples grow from tiny seeds

into big, red fruit. Yum, apples!

A class of kindergarten children celebrate the 100th day of school.

Chinese New Year is here.

Come along to the Golden Dragon Parade.

Three African American boys find, pick, and eat a perfect juicy peach.

A Korean American girl and boy love rice so much they eat it all the time and in many different ways.

An African American girl scores for her team by hitting a home run.

Join two best friends, an Asian Indian boy and girl, as they spend an active day outdoors running, climbing, sliding, and more.

While helping her father with cleaning day chores, a Cuban American girl's best intentions sometime have humorous results.

From saying goodbye to Mom to finding a new friend, a young Latino boy experiences a range of emotions on his very first day of school.

Two Navajo children help their mom do the weekly wash at the laundromat.

While spending the day working on their farm, a Latina girl and her father discover that working together is lots of fun.

A Japanese American girl plays on a trampoline while her grandfather tries to take her picture.

An African American boy's family lovingly piles so much clothing on him that he quickly goes from feeling cold to feeling hot.

Big wild cats and little tame cats.

Are they alike? Look inside and see.

A Caribbean boy makes empanadas with his grandmother.

A group of Cuban American children gather one-by-one on a snowy day, adding up to a great big snowball fight.

A Japanese American boy demonstrates a fun classroom project - making a picture of a turkey from a handprint.

Many animals come from eggs.

Read about some of them

in this book.

With a cardboard box and a little imagination, Flora creates a world of fun. Whether she's in, under, or next to the box, her ideas have no limits-but the box does!

An Indian American girl and her friends try a series of different poses in a yoga class.

A Puerto Rican boy prepares for his nighttime bath by filling the tub with all his favorite things.

Meet children from different lands.

See their different kinds of homes.

Rain falls on grass.

Rain falls on rocks.

Where else does rain fall?

Shapes are everywhere, even where we play. In this colorfully photographed book, two children find all of the basic shapes in the equipment on their playground.

A Mexican American girl and her mother go to the outdoor market and buy an array of colorful items.

There are so many kinds of shoes.

Which ones are the best?

A Pueblo boy living on a reservation in New Mexico cares for and rides his horse.

A Cherokee girl learns traditional skills and customs from the members of her family.

A Chinese American boy watches his mother, an artist, as she colorfully paints several things, including him!

From the sink to the lake, a group of children have fun splashing in the water.

An African American boy and his extended family have a fun-filled reunion in the park.

A group of girls and boys have fun taking turns jumping rope on the playground.

It's a celebration of sound when a group of neighborhood children gather on a stoop to play their instruments.

A celebration of the many different ways a multiracial group of seven friends braid their hair.

After spending an action-packed day at the fair, a Latino boy enjoys one last ride-the ride home!

An African American girl wonders throughout the week when her loose front tooth will come out.

A Mexican American boy and his father spend time together making tacos, and eating them!

An African American boy experiences the excitement of his very first train ride with his parents.

Join two friends counting pumpkins-

and find a surprise at the end!