KAMALA AND MAYA'S BIG IDEA

$18.99 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Meena Harris debuts with an empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of her aunt, Vice President Kamala Harris, and mother, lawyer, and policy expert Maya Harris. One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground. This is the uplifting tale of how the author’s aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream…