Tun-TUN-dun-TUN Even though nobody in her Cuban-American neighborhood thinks girls should play the drums, Chavi knows she was born to drum. And the whole world is her instrument: she drums on paint cans, sofa arms, even on her mother s cheeks. Her favorites, however, are the tumbadoras, the conga drums that liven the Caribbean music she and her neighbors love. So, when she s not picked to play on the school float for the festival on Miami s Calle Ocho, she decides to do something about it Mayra Lazara Dole s plucky little musician will drum her way into the hearts of young readers, while Tonel s wonderfully quirky illustrations capture Calle Ocho, its inhabitants, and celebrations' heart-thumping energy."