Daniel Miyares
1) Float
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Wordless picture book about a boy who loses his paper boat in the rain"--
2) Pardon me!
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A bird tries to keep his spot to himself only to discover that spot is not so safe.
5) Night out
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Getting ready for bed at his boarding school, a lonely boy discovers a mysterious invitation by his turtle's bowl and sets out on a daring nighttime adventure.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire assassins. Monkey decides to try and save Samir from the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"--
11) Sometimes I cry
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes it's the sting from a fall that brings tears to your eyes, but other times it's laughing so hard from a tickle fight that you start to cry. Follow a young boy as he explores the wide range of emotions that cause him to cry - from joy to disappointment, from laughter to pain, from love to grief. Through moving and lyrical prose, this work offers a gentle, necessary affirmation of the emotional complexity of growing up, particularly for a...
12) Surf's up
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
DEN - Summer Books for Kids + Teens! 🌞
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Great Outdoors Month - June (Children)
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Great Outdoors Month - June (Children)
Description
"Surf's up! Not yet, Dude! Books are boring! Not this one! Bro and Dude have very different ideas about how to spend the day at the beach. But as Bro continues to gasp and cheer as he reads his book (Moby Dick), Dude can't help but get curious. Before you can shout 'Surf's up!' both frogs are sharing the same adventure, that is, until they get to the beach"--Excerpt from Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Moon cannot see but he hears sounds that other horses ignore: the eggshell crack of a meadow lark hatching. The glide of a salamander into the pond. Clara does not speak but she hears sounds that other children ignore: the hum of the oven when her mother bakes muffins. The sound of the cat's paws on the kitchen floor. Both the foal and the little girl live with challenges. Both also have special qualities, which are recognized by friends who are...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1887 in India, a boy names Srinivasa Ramanujan was born, and he grew up with a natural passion for numbers. He wrote mathematics everywhere, with his finger in the sand, in pencil and ink across the pages of his notebooks, with chalk on the temple floor. Like an archaeologist, he dusted off the hidden bones of numbers as if he were searching for long-lost secrets. No teacher or classroom could satisfy his passion for numbers and his hunger to answer...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In 1904 Sam Clemens leads a reclusive life in New York City after the death of his wife, who was also his editor, until his cat Bambino influences him to re-join society. Includes brief notes on the life and work of Samuel Langhorne Clemens who was known to the world by his pen name, Mark Twain.
18) Come next season
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the changing seasons as children swim in a lake in summer, collect pecans in autumn, play in snow in winter, and visit a farm in spring.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Rocky, only a pebble, is determined to be as great as his famous relatives, so he travels from one family member to another until he finds the spot where he can make a big difference. Includes facts about types of rocks, the famous rocks mentioned, and Mount Rushmore.
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