Sonia Sotomayor
Jacqueline Alcántara Illustrator
Sep 9, 2025
Hardcover Picture Book
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Values & Virtues / Friendship / Emotions & Feelings
Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a sweet and powerful story about being true to yourself and shining your brightest. This Spanish edition of Just Shine! asks: How will you help people shine?
There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible ability—she was able to make everyone around her shine. She listened, she understood, she worked hard, and she brought out the beauty in each person she met.
In a story inspired by her own mother's ability to make people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how her mami's ability to help people shine made a difference in the world and the people around her.
With art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, this book shows how we can all help people find their own inner glow.
Story Locale: Puerto Rico, Miami, NYC
There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible ability—she was able to make everyone around her shine. She listened, she understood, she worked hard, and she brought out the beauty in each person she met.
In a story inspired by her own mother's ability to make people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how her mami's ability to help people shine made a difference in the world and the people around her.
With art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, this book shows how we can all help people find their own inner glow.
Story Locale: Puerto Rico, Miami, NYC
