Starred Review Lola doesn't know much about where she's from. When señorita Obi asks the class to draw a picture of their home country, Lola must ask the people in her neighborhood what they remember about the island. This first illustrated children's book written by Pulitzer Prize winner Diaz is an extraordinary tale of the power of collective storytelling. At the beginning, Lola feels down because she doesn't remember the island as well as her friends remember their homelands. But that soon changes as she hears from her neighbors about the bats the size of blankets, the rainbow people, and even the monster that once terrorized the island. With this last bit of information, Diaz introduces the concept of dictatorship in an accessible manner, opening the door to conversation between children and adults. The Spanish in this edition of Islandborn feels familiar and representative of the community of which Diaz writes. Espinosa's illustrations beautifully center Afro-Latinidad, which is something that is lacking in other children's books about Latinx people. Such representation is seen in the skin color of Lola and her neighbors and Espinosa's technique that gives hair visible texture. This rich celebration of heritage and diversity will spark curiosity in young readers to learn their own family histories.