A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La Cucaracha Martina, in which Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tâias, slips away to a warm familiar island where she can play in peace and quiet--but is she home at last?

Emma Otheguy is the author of several books for young readers, including the picture books A Sled for Gabo and Martina Has Too Many Tías, the bilingual picture book Martí’s Song for Freedom, and the middle grade novels Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene, Cousins in the Time of Magic, Silver Meadows Summer, and, with Adam Gidwitz, The Madre de Aguas of Cuba, part of the Unicorn Rescue Society series. Visit her at EmmaOtheguy.com.