Author Description

<p>This resonant picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo.</p><p>When a girl is asked where she’s from—where she’s really from—none of her answers seems to be the right one.</p><p>Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn’t give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. </p><p>Where am I from?</p><p>You’re from hurricanes and dark storms, and a tiny singing frog that calls the island people home when the sun goes to sleep....</p><p>With themes of self-acceptance, identity, and home, this powerful, lyrical picture book will resonate with readers young and old, from all backgrounds and of all colors—especially anyone who ever felt that they don’t belong.</p>