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K-3
Illustrated by
Irene Luxbacher.
Preparing for her first Carnival celebration since Mummy moved from their Caribbean town to Canada to find work, Malaika rejects the idea of reusing Granny's old costume and comes up with her own idea. The bright mixed-media illustrations are filled with stylized images of Caribbean life. With text in the little girl's colloquial voice, readers will quickly feel part of her circle. Glos.
Reviewer: Robin L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2016