(2) PS Illustrated by Zara González Hoang. "His miau miau was sweet / as he pranced down the street, / calling, '¡Oye! ¿Qué pasó, papo?'" This lighthearted counting book, written in a smooth blend of Spanish and English, follows Gato Guapo and nine kitten hermanitos on a jaunt through town. When Gato Guapo stops to count the kittens, however, he discovers numero nueve is missing: "OH NO! Where's Rodrigo?" A page-turn reveals "silly Rodrigo" sporting Gato Guapo's sunglasses and declaring, "¡Yo soy Gato Guapo!" With each counting attempt, from nueve down to dos, another kitten disappears (we never see where), always popping up on the following spread wearing an article of dapper clothing and claiming to be Gato Guapo. Finally, with just "one lonely gatito" left, Gato Guapo realizes: "Who took all my clothes?" Playful drawings, rendered digitally from watercolor and colored pencil, provide a clever and engaging backdrop that features other animal characters and Spanish vocabulary. A list of Spanish words and phrases is appended.

Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2023

(3) PS Illustrated by Zara González Hoang. "¡Hi! Soy Lucía. Bienvenidos a mi casa. I live here with my big, loud, beautiful familia." Lucía takes readers on a tour in Spanglish of her house and introduces her multi-generational Latinx family. Her narration begins at the front door ("Esta es la puerta") where her abuela waves to neighbors and her relatives enter for visits. In the kitchen, Mamá performs such milagros as ropa vieja and Abuelo prepares turkey a la española on holidays. Spanish speakers will feel welcomed by this warm family story; non-Spanish-speakers should be able to follow the story from clues in the cheerful illustrations, which stay true to the text's child's-eye perspective.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) PS Illustrated by Zara Gonzalez Hoang. In this short and sweet picture book, three siblings celebrate the Indian holiday of Raksha Bandhan, in which siblings celebrate their love and respect for each other with gifts. Told in the familiar rhythm of "Frère Jacques," and featuring warm, colorful, and culturally specific digital illustrations, this simple tale includes instructions for making a rakhi, or thread bracelet, traditionally given to brothers by their sisters.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello