My America

Katz celebrates America’s immigrant roots with this inclusive picture book, which highlights some of the many cultures and backgrounds that make up the country’s residents. In her bright, textural illustrations, smiling figures represent children who call America home, while the text highlights country of origin and state of residence. Faduma, who moved from Somalia to Minnesota, greets readers with a friendly “Barasho wanaagsan,” while Anna, whose family immigrated to Wisconsin from Sweden in 1895, waves, “Hej.” Other countries of origin include India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, and Syria. Katz depicts an array of ages, family structures, and experiences, meaningfully ending the story with an excerpt from Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus.” Ages 2–6. [em](June) [/em]