Wonderful illustrations chronicle biracial Harriet’s unusual journey and warm, funny, realistic details of her life in the city with her dads (one Black, one white) in an affirming story that celebrates imagination. Simon & Schuster, 17. “But Harriet didn’t care about fitting in-she cared about getting back to the store.” She negotiates a ride from an orca, and her dads are still in the snack aisle when she soars back into the store with the help of a flock of gulls. When she realizes she really wants to be back with her dads in the city, some creative bargaining gets her back in time for her. While shopping for snacks and party hats with her two dads, Harriet finds a passel of penguins and follows them home.

Jessie Sima - While shopping with her two dads for supplies for her birthday party, Harriet, who is wearing a penguin costume, is carried away by a waddle of penguins and must hatch a plan in order to get herself. HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY by Jessie Sima is a picture book about a girl who loves to dress up in costumes and sometimes gets carried away - literally. One penguin suggests she get rid of her red bow tie in order to fit in. Get this from a library Harriet gets carried away. “I don’t think I belong here,” Harriet says when they arrive. “Where are we going?” It turns out the penguins are going back home, in hot air balloons. Harriet does get carried away-literally-by a passel of penguins she meets in the frozen food aisle. “… don’t get carried away,” they tell her, knowing their daughter. When her dads take her shopping for her birthday party snacks, she’s dressed as a penguin and waddles off in search of party hats. Harriet gets carried away with the flock. But when Harriet dons her special penguin errand-running costume and sets out to find the perfect ones, she finds something else instead - real penguins.

There's just one thing missing - party hats. Harriet wears costumes everywhere, from the laundromat to the park to the dentist. Harriet has her most favorite costume all picked out for the big day. Published by Simon & Schuster, 2018 Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima