The Best Caribbean Books for Kids

Summary: Janey embarks on a sea voyage, leaving her old life behind. Amidst vibrant cultures and coral reefs, she struggles to find friendship until she meets Astrid, another boat kid. But as hurricane season looms, their bond is tested. Can Janey navigate the stormy seas of friendship and growing up?

Summary: Twelve-year-old Serenity Noah hides her nightmares of silent silver butterflies and pours her fears into making a horror movie. When her parents take her favored younger brother, Peace, to Duppy Island for treatment, she must face the creepy Dr. Whisper and the faceless douen children of Caribbean folklore, trapped between the living and the dead.

Summary: The history of Puerto Rico is woven into every thread of its flag. In lyrical poems with vibrant art, Pura Belpre Honor author Anika Aldamuy Denise traces the origins of la bandera, a symbol of opposition to occupation and injustice and of the pride of a people and its diaspora.