Super Nani and Captain Yaz

K-Gr 2–A heartwarming intergenerational story about connecting across languages and cultures. When Yazmin meets her grandmother, Nani, for the first time, she is eager to play superheroes and connect with her. Unfortunately, she realizes that Nani doesn’t understand her because Yazmin speaks English and Nani speaks Punjabi. When things start to get quiet, Nani does something to reach Yazmin in a special way: she makes her a rag doll that looks just like Yazmin; then, through the universal language of play, Yazmin and Nani learn to communicate in their own special way. The book closes with instructions for making a rag doll along with a helpful Punjabi/English glossary. While the character expressions in the illustrations are somewhat limited, the bright, engaging artwork complements the warmth of the story.