The Cot in the Living Room

by Hilda Eunice Burgos

Book Overview

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work overnight shifts in this honest and warm picture book debut.

Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593110471
• ISBN13: 9780593110478
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Kokila
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3