Yes, We Can! / Si, Se Puede!

This Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book is now available in paperback. “Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!” is a bilingual fictional story set against the backdrop of the successful janitors’ strike in Los Angeles in 2000. It tells about Carlitos, whose mother is a janitor. She and the other janitors have decided to go on strike. How will Carlitos support his mother? He and the other children in his class join the marchers with a very special sign for his mom! “Si, Se Puede!” is also a Skipping Stones Honor Book, as well as a selection for The Best of Beyond Difference, a recommended list of the top 10 diversity books published in 2002.Diana Cohn is an author and social activist. She lives on a houseboat in Sausalito, California.