Cot in the Living Room Children's Colors Books A #1 New York Times

A #1 New York Times and IndieBound bestseller

the child-narrator of this picture book loves nothing more than spending time with his grandpa

Beautifully illustrated by Rajni Perera

the other children throw sand at her and tease her old red coat and dirty shoes

- Brown Bear and Friends Colors

Cot in the Living Room Children's Colors Books A #1 New York TimesA 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 room with a view