Abuelita and me / Leonarda Carranza ; pictures by Rafael Mayani.

By:

Carranza, Leonarda

Contributor(s):

Mayani, Rafael

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Toronto : Annick Press, [2022]Copyright date: 2022Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrationsContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1773216104
9781773216102

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

Summary: In this poignant, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city. Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not always as fun. On the bus and at the grocery store, people are impatient and suspicious<U+2014>sometimes they even yell. Sad, angry, and scared, the story's young narrator decides not to leave home again...until a moment of empowerment helps her see the strength she and Abuelita share when they face the world together. Warm, expressive illustrations by Rafael Mayani highlight the tenderness in Abuelita and the narrator's relationship.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
J Picture	West Grey Ayton Branch Shelves	Fiction	JP CAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	2023 Blue Spruce Nominee		33321003232155

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In this poignant, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city. Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not always as fun. On the bus and at the grocery store, people are impatient and suspicious<U+2014>sometimes they even yell. Sad, angry, and scared, the story's young narrator decides not to leave home again...until a moment of empowerment helps her see the strength she and Abuelita share when they face the world together. Warm, expressive illustrations by Rafael Mayani highlight the tenderness in Abuelita and the narrator's relationship.

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