My Soca Birthday Party: With Jollof Rice and Steel Pans By Yolanda T. Marshall (Grades 1-3)

Yolanda T. Marshall is a multi-award winning Canadian author and storywriter, renowned for her diverse, inclusive, and festive childrens literature. In this book she writes of a birthday party organized by Anne's friends depicting the music and foods from Caribbean and African countries. It really highlights how similar but diverse both Caribbean and African culture can be and explores it aptly through the illustrations in the book.