Hilda Eunice Burgos

Books by This Author

The Cot in the Living Room

Girl looking out of window
Illustrated by: Gaby D'Alessandro
Age Level: 6-9

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work overnight shifts. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores).