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Plátanos Go with Everything
Lissette Norman
Illustrator: Sara Palacios
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-306751-6
Keywords: family, poetry, urban living, cooking, culture, food, immigrants, immigration
Yesenia, a young Dominican American girl, relates the ways her family uses plátanos to feel close to home. Vibrant digital illustrations. Plátanos recipe included. Bilingual edition in Spanish and English also available.