Danticat's creative branching out has included filmmaking, short stories, and most recently children’s literature. "Mama's Nightingale" was written to share the story of Haitian immigrants and family separation. The book combines Danticat's storytelling abilities and work by accomplished artist Leslie Staub. Published in 2015 by Penguin Random House, the children's book tells "a touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration...with stirring illustrations...and shows how every child has the power to make a difference." A review in the "New York Times" said that "Mama's Nightingale" "will inspire not just empathy for the struggles of childhood immigration, but admiration" of Danticat and Staub, too.