Introduction and Editor’s Notes

Baddawi
Written and Illustrated by Leila Abdelrazaq

The Invisible Boy
Written by Trudy Ludwig
Illustrated by Patricia Barton

It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel
Written by Firoozeh Dumas

Maddi’s Fridge
Written by Lois Brandt
Illustrated by Vin Vogel

The Night Gardener
Written and Illustrated by Terry & Eric Fan

Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
Written by Hena Khan
Illustrated by Julie Paschkis

Their Great Gift
Written by John Coy
Photographs by Wing Young Huie

The Tortoise and the Soldier: A Story of Courage and Friendship in World War I
Written and Illustrated by Michael Foreman

Tulipán: The Puerto Rican Giraffe
Written by Ada Haiman
Illustrated by Atabey Sáchez-Haiman

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Those Shoes
Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

The Way Home Looks Now
Written by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

The Whispering Town
Written by Jennifer Elvgren
Illustrated by Fabio Santomauro

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Contributors to This Issue:
María Acevedo, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Seemi Aziz, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Desiree W. Cueto, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
Janelle Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Megan McCaffrey, Governor’s State University, Chicago, IL
Rachel de Oliveira, Texas Woman’s University, Plano, TX
Yoo Kyung Sung, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Editor:
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Production Editor:
Natalie Robbins

Review Board
Nojood M. Alsudairi, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Seemi Aziz, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Nancy Hlibok Amann, Arizona School for Deaf and Blind, Tucson, AZ
Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Wayne State University, Troy, MI
Desiree Cueto, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Michele Ebersole, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Gloria Kauffman, YIES School, Brianza, Italy
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Gail Pritchard, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX
Jean Schroeder, The IDEA School, Tucson, AZ
Tracy Smiles, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Celeste Trimble, St. Martin’s University, Lacey, WA
Yoo Kyung Sung, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Melissa Wilson, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK