17 Children's Books by Latinx Authors Worth Adding to Your Kid's Bookshelf

Set in scenic Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Across the Bay ($18) by Carlos Aponte is the tale of a little boy who leaves the happy home he lives in with his mother, his grandmother, and their cat and travels across the bay to the island's capital city in search of his father, encountering the beauty of the historic city and celebrating Puerto Rican culture all along the way. Little Carlitos also learns some important lessons about what it means to be a family in this touching story.