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2021 selection · Young readers

Too Small Tola

by Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Too Small Tola by Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, funny stuff, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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