Liu-Trujillo, Robert

This essential story conveys the warmth of community in just one serving.

This accessible introduction to social justice through knowledge and unification shows how people are neither too young nor too old to fight for what’s right. A strong choice for bilingual shelves.

Although oversimplified, Sam’s transgender coming out story is a welcome one for classrooms and libraries looking for #OwnVoices LQBTQIA+ books for young readers. For a more nuanced picture book about being true to one’s authentic self, consider Michael Hall’s Red: A Crayon’s Story.