Sponsored by Merci Suarez Can’t Dance by Meg Medina.
Dancing makes Merci Suárez almost as queasy as love does, especially now that Tía Inés, her merengue-teaching aunt, has a new man in her life. Unfortunately, Merci can’t seem to avoid love or dance for very long. She used to talk about everything with her grandfather, Lolo, but with his Alzheimer’s getting worse each day, whom can she trust to help her make sense of all the new things happening in her life? The Suárez family is back in a touching, funny story about growing up and discovering love’s many forms, including how we learn to love and believe in ourselves.
Hey readers! I’m back with another week of new children’s books.
Amira’s Picture Day by Reem Faruqi and illustrated by Fahmida Azim
In this sweet picture book, Amira eagerly anticipates Eid only to realize that Eid celebrations will mean missing picture day.
Outside, You Notice by Erin Alladin, illustrated by Andrea Blinick
This lovely picture book combines whimsy and education with sprawling nature scenes and lyrical writing.
The Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit
In this picture book, originally published in Venezuela, the idyllic existence of a family of hens is interrupted by the arrival of a family of capybaras. The hens allow the capybaras to stay only if they follow the rules and don’t interact with them very much, a rule derailed when a young capybara and a chick become friends.
Astro Mouse and the Light Bulb by Fermin Solis
This wild and funny graphic novel follows the Astro Mouse and his crew. Accompanied by a wrestler potato, a light bulb, and a living turd named Caca, they embark on a series of perilous and hilarious adventures.
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera
Cece lives in a small town that, during a certain set of months, comes under threat from desert-wandering spirits known as criatura. When Cece’s older sister is taken by one of them, Cece ventures into the desert on a secret mission to confront the criatura and get her sister back.
Until next week! – Chelsea