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Yet another picture book about immigration/refugees, which are going to continue to be so important, but this one is special in that it is written and drawn by a woman, Yuyi Morales, who left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She is not one of the "dreamers" who are being used as some kind of cruel political football in the debate about immigration.

Morales came here and began to construct her dream through public libraries. She learned to read English (and continued to read Spanish) with her son there. She loved the stories and was determined to tell them herself in her own books, and she has since written and/or illustrated many books.

The text is simple, not remarkable, inspirational, but it is followed in an afterword with the tale of the story of how and why she came to the U.S. An appendix also includes a long list of books about immigration and related topics that inspired and guided her in the making of this book.

She also includes the story of how the book got made, including the fact that she drew it with the same nib pen that once belonged to Maurice Sendak. She painted with acrylics and drew on paper with ink and brushes. She photographed and scanned things form her life including her own childhood drawings and her son Kelly's drawings. Cool?! Textured, layered, personal project.