Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri has made The Today Show’s list of 23 beautiful kids’ books to celebrate and honor Hispanic Heritage. The list was created by panelists Meg Medina, the Newbery award-winning author of “Merci Suárez Can’t Dance”; Caldecott honoree Yuyi Morales, author of “Bright Star”; #DignidadLiteraria co-founder David Bowles, author of “My Two Border Towns”; and Pura Belpré Award-winning poet Margarita Engle, author of “A Song of Frutas.

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