Mariel Jungkunz, Mónica Paola Rodriguez (Illustrator)
2023 32 pages(Astra Publishing House)
9781662620379
1662620373
It’s eleven days after Christmas and Lucía yearns to be in lush Puerto Rico celebrating Día de los Reyes with family and friends. But this year, instead of dancing and singing in the parrandas of her Puerto Rican neighborhood, she is surrounded by cold and silence in snow-blanketed Ohio. How will she ever be able to guide the Three Kings to her new home in the frosty Midwest? This picture book is a celebration of Puerto Rican culture, heartwarming family tradition, and a reminder that we all carry a piece of home with us wherever life may take us.
Why I like this book: Dreams of Green is themed on the holiday of Three Kings Day. The book covers traditions and the cultural differences that occur when a child moves. It introduces the holiday without making it the theme of the story.
Windows & Mirrors 