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Morales, Yuyi

Little Rebels

40 pp. | Holiday/Porter | September, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9780823447541 $18.99
(3) K-3 Three “little rebels” set out to visit agüita only to find a dried-up lagoon, but the children embrace their agency to make a difference, even if in a small way. Morales’s mixed-media collage-style illustrations in her signature earth tones are playful and energetic--even when the palette darkens for a bit--and incorporate images and textures from her personal experiences and background. While the storyline lacks specific focus (the central inspiration is explained in an extended note), the overall messages of being yourself, caring for your community, respecting animals and the environment, and listening to ancestral wisdom are empowering and timely. Concurrently published in Spanish as Peques rebeldes.
Reviewer: Monica de los Reyes

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