Mis Zapatos y Yo by Rene Colato Laínez (2019)
A truly remarkable children’s book that manages to tell the difficult story of the perilous journey crossing undocumented across two borders into the United States with a voice and details that are real and accessible for children, without being traumatic. The illustrations are marvelous and actively distracted Nathan as he read. After we were finished, he wanted to return to his favorite illustrations and tell me what he liked about them. The Spanish translation included plenty of onomatopoeias that both Nathan and Baby Chino liked comparing to the English. A precious read. 5/5