And for me: OSCAR'S AMERICAN DREAM is worthy of revisiting today. The 2020 picture book, written by Barry Wittenstein and illustrated by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell, sets the tone by quickly promising one experience and changing things up. One begins reading this book with an expectation that we'll learn about Oscar's life immigrating to the US and becoming noteworthy, as many picture book bios do. But we're done with Oscar by the third spread and instead get a look at 20th century American history and culture through the experiences of the corner store that originally housed his barber shop. It's a loving reminder of the melting pot that America is and should be, and how reinvention and adaptation define us, rather than one path to greatness and fame. We never learn exactly what happened to Oscar, but we do get a sense for his - and the corner store's - legacy as we have all evolved together.