Shivi can’t wait to return to the activity center with his mom and dad. Today is the day, he’s finally going to reach the top of the climbing wall. But when he arrives, the climbing wall is much higher than he remembered. How will he ever reach the top? When Shivi realizes he can channel his favorite Hindu god, Hanuman, to summon the courage to scale the wall, he starts to imagine exactly how Hanuman would reach his goal. Hanuman is brave, bold, and fearless. Shivi can be all of those things too, right?

Meet scientist Maude Delap in this riveting STEM biography that details her biggest experiment, her observations of and research about jellyfish.

Rose’s Baba joon loves three things most in the world: His loom, where he weaves fine rugs for family and friends; his garden; and most of all, Rose! When Rose decides she wants to weave her own rug , its design inspired by a drawing she made of their garden. Baba is thrilled to teach her. Working side by side at the loom, grandfather and granddaughter tie colorful strands of yarn into thousands of knots. But just as the rug slowly begins to take shape, Baba falls ill. Rose knows one thing that will make him feel better: a beautiful and finished garden rug. But will she be able to weave the rest of the rug on her own?

Henna is nature seeds sprouted into shrubs, leaves kissed by tropical rain. Henna is color, the orange of juicy mangoes, sun kissed brown, or black as the feathers of crows. Henna is fragrance, earthy and nutty, lemony and clovey .The intricate patterns of flowers, feathers, vines, and other symbols painted and stained onto skin has been a tradition in cultures all around the world for thousands of years. Beautiful and eye catching, henna also carries the scents, textures, and colors of family and identity.

After an awful day at school, Izzy wants to be left alone. But it’s Friday, and that means making tortillas with Lito. As the mistakes pile up, they come tumbling out of Izzy and Lito surprises her by saying everyone makes mistakes, and if she makes a tortilla out of her mistakes, he will EAT it.”Mmmm. . .spicy! And boogery! With a hint of courage. My favorite taco EVER!” Suddenly, the whole family is confessing and getting mistakes off their chests with a feast of mistacos!

Each morning, Dad brushes the knots from his son’s long hair to braid it. The boy winces at the tugging, and at school he’s teased for his braid. But he remembers the stories of how his father and grandpa were forced to cut their hair and forbidden from practicing their traditions when they were young, and how they fought to make it possible for him to wear his hair long. Although it can hurt, having long hair ultimately makes him feel brave and strong.

Ruhi is ready for her weekend tradition: a dance party with her older sister, Kayra! Everything is ready to go, the music, the lights, the glitterballs, but where is Kayra? Ruhi finds her sister getting ready for the weekly family gathering and carefully tying a sari for the first time. When Kayra emerges from her room, Ruhi is in awe of her sister and can’t wait to wear a sari too. But her mother and sister say she’s too young to carry all that fabric without tripping. Ruhi fears that she’s missing out on all the fun that her older sister and the aunties are having upstairs while she’s in the basement with the other kids, so Ruhi comes up with an idea to loosen the adults up and bring everyone together: have a sari dance party! Ruhi spends all week learning to tie and pleat with her mom’s saris so that she can show everyone the following weekend, and reignite her dance party tradition with her sister. But when the big moment arrives, Ruhi trips and her sari begins to unravel! Luckily her sister is there to help secure the fabric and get them back to their favorite tradition.

On a night too hot to sleep, Amma takes her daughter on a magical, moonlit motorbike ride through South India.

Evan and Andy are excited to visit Mexico for their uncles’ wedding and their parents are excited that the boys will have a chance to experience the culture, practice their Spanish, and learn responsibility as ring bearers in the ceremony. Once they arrive, Evan and Andy just want to play soccer, swim, and eat all the great food. However, once the festivities are in full swing and the boys witness the love and happiness between their two tíos, they quickly embrace their role in their uncles’ very special day.

The storyteller becomes the story in this illuminating biographical picture book of Hans Christian Andersen, father of the modern fairy tale.