Written by: Saumiya Balasubramaniam.

Illustrated by: Qin Leng.

When Maya’s grandma makes a surprise visit from thousands of miles away, Maya is delighted. But her excitement doesn’t last long. When Grandma picks her up from school, she wears fancy clothes and talks too loudly. Grandma’s morning prayer bells wake Maya up, and she cooks with ingredients Maya doesn’t usually eat. Plus, Maya thinks cupcakes taste better than Grandma’s homemade sweets.

Maya and Grandma try to compromise, and on a special trip to the island Grandma even wears an “all-American” baseball cap. But when Maya rushes off to find the carousel, she loses sight of her mother, father, and grandmother. She is alone in a sea of people — until she spots something bobbing above the crowd, and right away she knows how to find her way. (From GoodReads.)

Credit: Shamekia LaShonda (Storytime Solidarity member).