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BostonPL_14 Children's Books Celebrating Haitian Heritage

May is Haitian Heritage Month! Read stories and poetry about Haiti or Haitian Heritage. Share one of these children's books with your family!

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  • Chapter Book. Ten-year-old Gabrielle moves from Haiti to New York and struggles with bullying and feeling out of place in a new country.
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  • Chapter Book. Eleven-year-old Serafina lives in a village outside of Port-Au-Prince and must find her father and get medicine for her sick baby brother after an earthquake hits. This novel is told in verse with Haitian Creole words…
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  • Picture Book. Seven-year-old Junior survived the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and was trapped in his home for eight days. Junior tells the story of how he used his imagination to pass the time during the earthquake and the days that followed.
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  • Mama's Nightingale

    a Story of Immigration and Separation

    Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-
    Picture Book. When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home.
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  • Picture Book. Ti Gran teaches her granddaughter Belle how to make Freedom Soup, a traditional soup celebrating the New Year, dating back to the Haitian Revolution. Ti Gran also tells Belle about the history of Haiti, the history of their…
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  • Picture Book. Fallon is a young Haitian girl who wants to carry her family's panye (a large woven basket) on her head, just like her mother does! Learn about strong Haitian women and learn some Haitian Creole words and phrases as they are…
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  • Picture Book. This days-of-the-week picture book portrays everyday life in modern Haiti, as Claude and his parents ride the tap tap bus.
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  • Picture Book. An American girl visits her Auntie Luce, a painter, in Haiti every winter. Auntie Luce tells her niece about Haiti's history and shares her beautiful paintings of Haiti and Haitian Heroes.
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  • Picture Book. A story of school children in Haiti running to school before dawn and their eagerness to learn to read and write.
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  • Picture Book. Cousins Janjak and Freda go to the famous Iron Market in Port-au-Prince with their godmother where they see and experience all kinds of new things. The text is written in both English and Haitian Creole.
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  • Picture Book. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a young boy finds joy in playing soccer with other children with a ball made of rags. A man sees them and gives them a soccer ball signed by Haitian soccer great Manno Sanon.
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  • Picture Book. Facile is a young Haitian boy who wants to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister Lucía, but many obstacles stand in his way. Learn about life in rural Haiti and the importance of love and determination.
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  • Selavi, That Is Life

    a Haitian Story of Hope

    Youme
    Picture Book. A true story about a homeless boy on the streets of Port-au-Prince who joins other children, and together they build a home and a radio station where they can care for themselves and for other homeless children.
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  • Haiti

    My Country

    Poetry. Read poetry written by students from Camp Perrin, Haiti inspired by the Haitian landscape alongside portraits of Haitian children.
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