Writer Danielle Joseph and illustrator Olivier Ganthier's I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a day-of-the-week picture book about a Black family who ride the taxi-bus service—called a tap tap—in Haiti, and the fascinating people they meet ...
After selling oranges in the market, a Haitian mother and daughter have enough money to ride the tap-tap, a truck that picks up passengers and lets them off when they bang on the side of the vehicle.
RAP A TAP TAP: HERE'S BOJANGLES--THINK OF THAT!In toe-tapping verse and joyful paintings, Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon celebrate the spirit and exuberance of a legendary dancer who brings music and happiness to everyone he meets ...
The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday--of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks.
Pedal, pump. Speed bump! Ride, roll, run. Friends and fun! This energetic picture book celebrates community and friendship, following children as they play their way through their vibrant neighborhood.
In this celebration of cultural traditions passed from one generation to the next, Jacqueline Alcántara’s lush illustrations bring to life both Belle’s story and the story of the Haitian Revolution.
... I Want to Ride the Tap Tap ( Joseph , 2020 ) About the Book : Monday through Friday ( Lendi through Vandredi in Haitian Creole ) , Claude accompanies his dad to the tap tap stop . Claude wishes he could ride along with his dad , but he ...
At the end of a busy day, the Mitzvah Fairy has one more thing to do―give his dad a great big hug. An author's note matches up the mitzvahs in the story with Jewish values.