In El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera, Ramón is too nervous for his first day of school to go to bed. His monster, El Cucuy (el ku-koo-ee), who lives in the cactus pot, can’t get to sleep either. Together, they work through their anxieties about living in a new home in a …
From the blog of Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, Seward Park), WA. By Allie. We are so excited to celebrate Latinx authors and the contributions they make to the literary world! In fraught times, it is important to celebrate the diversity that truly makes this country great. And I may be biased as …
Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. This post is the second part of the list of books mentioned during that session. …
