Let’s Celebrate Juneteenth – An Inclusive Holiday Board Book for Babies and Toddlers by Mudpuppy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Simple text shows different ways to celebrate Juneteenth. Backmatter goes into more detail about the holiday.
Elena Rides by Juana Medina
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Fun beginning reader book about learning to ride a bike and not giving up despite not getting the hang out of it the first few tries!
A Flag for Juneteenth by Kim Taylor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Beautiful, uplifting, and celebratory story of a girl’s birthday coinciding with the freedom announcement in Galveston, Texas. The quilt artwork adds a special layer to it.
She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis Pinkney
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another great person to feature in this series. I’m sure readers will seek out Ella’s music after reading about her life!
Lowriders to the Rescue by Cathy Camper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
It’s always impressive to see what this duo comes up with in the Lowriders series. This time they tackle climate change, gentrification, and the surprising similarities between two seemingly different cultures. Not to mention there’s an octopus who has poor eyesight and starts falling in love with inanimate objects.
The World of Andong Agimat: The Mystery of the Talisman by Arnold Arre
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A throwback to those old-fashioned (outdated) action movies where the hero is a silent, brooding type most likely with a cigarette in his mouth and most definitely has a drinking problem and a complicated relationship with an ex. Mix in supernatural elements and you have our hero’s story.
If Arnold Arre’s The Mythology Class has the epicness of Watchmen, I would say this has Constantine vibes.
The Children Of Bathala: A Mythology Class Reunion by Arnold Arre
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
It’s always a mix of excitement and trepidation when a sequel is planned to such a masterpiece work because things need to be shaken up again for the characters who’ve more or less earned their happy endings.
Readers will be surprised at this new landscape The Mythology Class find themselves in and eagerly anticipate how it all plays out in the next book in the series.
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