8 Books Published by One Moore Book on Our Site — Book Cover Mosaic

The Last Mapou Written by: Edwidge Danticat Illustrated by: Edouard Duval-Carrié Grade Level: 3rd-5th grade In Haiti, the mapou (silk cotton) tree is a very symbolic national tree. Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat and renowned painter Edouard Duval-Carrié team up for this rich and vivid tale about a young girl’s relationship with her grandmother, and the history, beauty and circumstances of their family’s mapou tree. This is Danticat’s second children’s book.

A is for Ayiti Written by Ibi Zoboi Illustrated by Joseph Zoboi Grade Level: PK-3 An alphabet book that explores the rich culture of Haiti, by incredible husband-wife duo, Joseph and Ibi Zoboi.

A Gift for Yole tells the story of young Kona, who is looking for a gift for her favorite friend Yole. Kona looks all over Monrovia with her mother to find a gift for her friend, who she is convinced will only like her gift if it is from America. Luckily during her exploration of the beautiful city, Kona realizes otherwise.

I LOVE LIBERIA is an original poem that encourages national and cultural pride.

My Little Musu is a Liberian lullaby from a young mother to her daughter. Musu is a word from the Vai ethnic group that means “lady.”

"Kukujumuku" is the story of a giant frog named Henry on the day of a big thunderstorm. While Henry travels the countryside in search for refuge, he learns a very important lesson about unity.

"1 Peking" is a counting book about a young boy on the day of his 7th birthday picnic in a Monrovian park. Peking is a Liberian phrase that means ’small boy.’

"J is for Jollof Rice" is a story about a young girl who explores the alphabet while traveling the Liberian countryside with her father to purchase food for dinner.