Tropical Travel Through Books (Kids)

Updated February 3, 2026
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Johnny, the sea, and me
Escobar, Melba
Paper Book
A timid ten-year-old boy meets Johnny, a gruff islander who will change his life, in Johnny, the Sea, and Me, a heartwarming middle-grade novel by Melba Escobarabout finding yourself and your place in the world-featuring illustrations by award-winning...
A warbler's journey
Weidensaul, Scott
Paper Book
* NPR FAVORITE BOOK OF 2022 With poetic language and lush oil paintings, children will cheer on the tiny but mighty yellow warbler as she makes her perilous migration  journey from the tropics of Central America to...
Islandborn
Díaz, Junot
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. A Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Froggy goes to Hawaii
London, Jonathan
Paper Book
Froggy can't wait to get to Hawaii. He's got big plans! Surfing, swimming with the fish, learning to dance the hula -he'll be busy every moment. But somehow, when lovable, trouble-prone Froggy's around, nothing goes as planned.
All the love on this island
Davis, Natalie
Paper Book
I love you more than all the love on this island. In the spirit of Guess How Much I Love You, this book explores the love that runs deep between Moana and her grandmother. In this story Moana and her grandmother take turns comparing their love for one another to all...
Tala learns to siva
Netane, Kealani
Paper Book
A lovingly empowering story about finding courage and strength in your family, history, and community through a traditional and cherished Samoan dance, taualuga. Written by debut author, Kealani Netane, and illustrated by New York Times bestselling illustrator, Dung Ho. Tala wishes that...

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