Grant recommends the children’s book Dreams of Green: A Three Kings’ Day Story written by Mariel Jungkunz and illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodriguez (Bookshop|Amazon), about a girl and her family who move from Puerto Rico to Ohio and find ways to carry on their traditions. It’s also available in Spanish: El Verde De Mis Sueños: Un Cuento De La Tradición De Los Tres Reyes Magos (Bookshop|Amazon). Also, the popular Maisie Dobbs series of 18 novels by Jaqueline Winspear follows the adventures of a young, working-class British woman who in 1929 becomes a private investigator (Bookshop|Amazon). This is part of a complete episode.
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