Pumpkin and Me

Peque y yo

Alicia Acosta, Mercé Galì (Illustrator) nubeocho (APR 19) Hardcover $15.99 (40pp), 978-841767392-5 Available in English and Spanish, the sketched illustrations and washes of watercolor in Pumpkin and Me follow a young girl as she grieves the loss of a beloved pet. After her dog, Pumpkin, dies, a dark cloud starts following the girl, growing larger every day; she feels as though she has soap in her eyes and an octopus squeezing her chest. In time, however, she discovers that the memories that make her sad have the power to bring her joy again, too.