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When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, she is finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together, they travel through their neighborhood. Carmela finds a dandelion growing in the pavement, but before she can blow its white fluff away, her brother tells her she has to make a wish.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Matt de la Peña
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