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![I Am La Chiva: The Colorful Bus of the Andes - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_c6d5b0807cc1402282bfcd249e284426~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_c6d5b0807cc1402282bfcd249e284426~mv2.webp)
I Am La Chiva: The Colorful Bus of the Andes - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Excited to review a gorgeous debut picture book with a lively, bouncy rhyme which explores the events of a day for a Colombian Chiva bus.
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![The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Karol Hernández](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_71e02716df8b47ee9e72749de4c7f91c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_71e02716df8b47ee9e72749de4c7f91c~mv2.webp)
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Karol Hernández
Excited to talk with debut author Karol Hernández about her stunning, rhyming picture book - I Am La Chiva: The Colorful Bus of the Andes.
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![Barrio Rising - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_951e239981824fcc9d58e8ee7f57a9ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_951e239981824fcc9d58e8ee7f57a9ca~mv2.webp)
Barrio Rising - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Sneak peek #PPBF review of the inspiring and stunning historical fiction picture book - Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park.
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![The Picture Book Buzz - Interview w/Lesléa Newman, Susan Gal, and Review of Joyful Song](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_a34a11e7e5454460b47a235c95532dcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_a34a11e7e5454460b47a235c95532dcd~mv2.webp)
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview w/Lesléa Newman, Susan Gal, and Review of Joyful Song
Honored to talk with the dynamic duo Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal about creating their newest picture book - Joyful Song: A Naming Story.
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![The Mud Angels: How Students Saved the City of Florence - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_f13d7ec3b7294c90a3ed63a40a384369~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_f13d7ec3b7294c90a3ed63a40a384369~mv2.webp)
The Mud Angels: How Students Saved the City of Florence - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
An amazing and hopeful historical picture book based on the true events of the 1966 flood in Florence, Italy - The Mud Angels.
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![Gifts From Georgia's Garden - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_3dacd447c17a4509ae77f090630624f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_3dacd447c17a4509ae77f090630624f1~mv2.webp)
Gifts From Georgia's Garden - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
A gorgeous biography of Georgia O'Keeffe and the New Mexico garden which nourished her soul, her art, and her community.
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![Butterfly on the Wind - Perfect Picture Book Friday](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a849c1_8ed91947ce4044309977dc074eb009d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_245,h_184,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a849c1_8ed91947ce4044309977dc074eb009d2~mv2.webp)
Butterfly on the Wind - Perfect Picture Book Friday
This week's #PPBF choice is a gorgeous and powerful book about a young deaf girl creating community and overcoming stage fright with grace.