Book description
2020 Florida Book Awards, Young Children's Literature category, Silver Award
2021 International Latino Book Awards Bronze medal in The Mariposa Book Awards Best First Book, Children & Youth category
STARRED REVIEW! "This gentle family story lets readers know that shyness is nothing to worry about."―Kirkus Reviews starred review
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Why read it?
1 author picked Felíz New Year, Ava Gabriela! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a book for all shy kids and the ones not so shy, so we can all understand each other. Felíz New Year, Ava Gabriela! is a book for all Latinx kids and not Latinx kids, so we can all learn about this beautiful culture, and that children all over the world go through similar feelings and struggles. Readers will cheer for this sweet girl to find her voice and have fun. And I smile every time I see this little Latinx girl solving her own problems.
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