Mamiachi & Me: My Mami’s Mariachi Band (A Picture Book) History - Exploration & Discovery Sibert Medal

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I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size

Behold the Dreamers

And guided questions and prompts lead girls through a process of self-reflection that acknowledges their own potential to inspire and lead

But beyond the trees

Mamiachi & Me: My Mami’s Mariachi Band (A Picture Book) History - Exploration & Discovery Sibert MedalMamiachi & Me is a lyrical and empowering picture book written by Jolene and Dakota Gutirrez and illustrated by Mirelle Ortega, winner of a Pura Belpr Illustrator Honor, about what it means to be a mariachi in an allfemale band. Todays the day! Rosa will take the stage next to her mami and play along with her popular mariachi band. But as they fasten the shiny botonaduras and tie the moos on their charra suits, Rosa begins to worry. What if the