Hello! Come along for a day in the United States. Enjoy a hearty Southern breakfast, play a pickup game of hoops in Chicago, and fall asleep under the estrellas in New Mexico with eight different characters from a wide variety of backgrounds across the country. Even learn words in from several of the most spoken spoken languages in the USA with pronunciation guides throughout the story.

BIO

Joëlle Retener (they/them) is a Kreyol American children’s author from the Washington, DC, metro area. A proud Spelman College graduate, Joëlle is passionate about sharing stories that celebrate Black pride and Queer joy. When they are not writing, you can find them gardening or tending to their small homestead. Joëlle lives in a cabin in the woods with their partner and three tiny humans.

REVIEWS

“This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting” -- School Library Journal

[B]  Barefoot Books  /  March 25, 2025

0.67" H x 6.34" L x 6.75" W (0.7 lbs) 20 pages

For ages 0 to 4