Plátanos Go with Everything

“Yesenia takes readers on a sensory and culinary journey. Bright, inviting illustrations welcome readers into the warm embrace of family and food.” — Kirkus ReviewsPrompted by a family’s love of plátanos, this simile-laden embrace of Dominican culture twines food and story. Norman works this ode into a well-rooted family story that expands upon the food’s power as a “magical cure,” a “superpower,” and a “fiesta.” Palacios’s green and gold plátanos-colored digital illustrations capture the dance of life mid-spin. — Publishers Weekly

Lissette Norman is a poet and author of the picture book My Feet Are Laughing, and co-author of the picture books, On the Line: The First African-American Rockette (with Jennifer Jones) and Until Someone Listens (with Estela Juarez). She received her BA in English at SUNY Binghamton and currently lives in New York City.