After packing all the essentials, meeting up with the rest of the neighborhood, breaking down on the way there, and getting lost, they finally arrive at their destination. The family gets ready to head out-to “beat the traffic and get a good picnic table”-before the sun is up. Rounding out the clan is her dog, El Exigente,* so named because he does nothing. She lives with her big sister, Shorty the Fortune-teller (she tells the future by rolling her eyes), her busy Mami and her clever Papi. Such is the premise of the wonderfully playful No Dogs Allowed! Iris, the book’s protagonist, is seven years old. “Once, a long while ago,” the whole Third Avenue neighborhood in the Bronx went to the beach at an Enchanted State Park. Discover her books for younger readers below! She has published three picture books and a memoir for Young Adult readers and beyond. In addtion to being an actor, Manzano is an author. For over 40 years, she welcomed children of all backgrounds to Sesame Street.
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