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Children are like trees. They grow tall and strong, free yet rooted. “All trees have roots/All trees belong.” Swirling, color-filled illustrations complement and enhance the poetic language in both English and Spanish of this reassuring, lyrical book.
Call Me Tree/Llamame arbol
Maya Christina Gonzalez
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Poetry 
Celebrate the river’s magic and music with this poetic tribute that also speaks to the importance of taking care of our rivers. Vivid aqua and green waves swirl across the pages, bringing the river and her friend to life.
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I Know the River Loves Me
Maya Christina Gonzalez
Age Level:
3-6 
Product Description: Little Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful, inspiring color in her world
but Maya’s world, the Mojave Desert, seems to be filled with nothing but sand. With the help of a feathered friend, she searches everywhere to discover color in her world. In the brilliant purple of her mother’s flowers, the cool green of a cactus, the hot pink sunset, and the shiny black of Papi’s hair, Maya finally finds what she was looking for. Also available as a board book.
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My Colors, My World
Maya Christina Gonzalez
Age Level:
3-6 Recent blog posts
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