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Tag: Latinx picture books

June 8, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo, ill. Eliza Kinkz

Clocks and cats, water and magic, and at its heart a father-son storyline. Nab this for your next storytime, whenever you get the chance.

April 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: To the Other Side by Erika Meza

With care and invention, Erika Meza tells a migrant story that is both literal and figurative, realistic and metaphorical, and does so with honesty and more than a bit of cleverness.

June 29, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, ill. Zeke Peña

Children are forever being picked up and taken to new locations without their input or consent. In today's book review, you can see a kid taking the initiative. A father/daughter tale unlike any other out there today.

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