Christine Platt

During Carnival, Ana & Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

In the vein of Such a Fun Age, a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers—one white, one Black—living in a "perfect" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America's all-too-familiar racial reckoning.

De'Andrea Whitman, her husband Malik, and their five-year-old daughter, Nina, are new to the upper-crust

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During Carnival, Ana & Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad.They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Professionally translated.

School is canceled! Ana & Andrew play in the snow with their neighbors and learn to make snow ice cream.They save some snow cream in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad who have never seen snow. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Professionally translated.

"It's the season's first snowfall! School is canceled, and Ana & Andrew play in the snow with their neighbors and learn to make snow ice cream. They save some snow cream in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad who have never seen snow" --

"It's Spring Break! During Carnival, Ana & Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday!"-- "¡Son las vacaciones de primavera! Durante el Carnaval, Ana & Andrew viajan para visitar a su familia en la isla de Trinidad. Les encanta ver el desfile y bailar con la música. ¡Este año, aprenden cómo sus antepasados...

"It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"-- "¡Es una visita sorpresa! Ana & Andrew están emocionados cuando Abuela viene a visitar. Mietras ella está allí, la familia hace una visita guiada del Museo Nacional de Historia y Cultura Afroamericana...

¡Ana y Andrew están aprendiendo a toca el violín! Al principio es divertido. Cuando empiezan a perder interés, aprenden de un afroamericano importante sobre la importancia de practicar." -- "Ana & Andrew are learning to play the violin! They are excited to join the youth orchestra. At first it is fun. But when they start to lose interest, Ana & Andrew learn from an important African American about the importance of practicing."--Publisher's description...