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The Woman Who Outshone the Sun

Reviewed by Judy Zalazar Drummond Review Source: De Colores Book Author: In the The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol, Lucía Zenteno arrives at a village, and because of her great beauty and her magical ways, all the creatures of the earth, air, and water — and the […]

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Reviewed by Dora M. Guzmán Reviewed Source: Latinx in Kid Lit Book Author: DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: Follow la vida y el legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folkloricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home […]

Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories

Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories is itself a story of la gente, a cuento for and belonging to all children. In this book, children are taken on Pura Belpré’s journey of how she came to be a transformational figure […]

Nana Akua Goes to School

Reviewed by Anastasia Shown Reviewed Source: Africa Access Book Author: Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker & April Harrison is a splendid book! It begins with Zura being anxious about the upcoming “Grandparents Day” at her school because her Grandmother has unique face markings that she received as a child growing up […]

Lovable Lyle

Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Lovable Lyle is the fourth picture book in a series about Lyle the Crocodile who lives with the Primm family. In this book, Lyle is confronted with an enemy, the new girl in town, Clover Sue Hipple, who keeps leaving him threatening letters much […]

Amira’s Picture Day

Reviewed by Ariana Hussain Review Source: Hijabi Librarians Book Author: Amira feels conflicted when she realizes that school picture day is the same day as Eid. Spotting the crescent moon marking the end of Ramadan, Amira and her brother Ziyad know it means that there will be prayers, celebrations, and skipping school the following day. Amira’s […]