Pub Date: April 30, 2024
Dewey: E
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 9.10" L x 6.20" W ( 0.50 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner | Diversity and Multicultural | Family | Multigenerational | Social Themes | Friendship | Hispanic and Latino | General | New Experience | Lifestyles | City and Town Life | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance
Series: I Can Read Level 2
Description: Reina can't wait for her cousin's visit. At first, it's not as much fun as she'd imagined. Andres is always talking to Abuela about people and places Reina doesn't know. But their friendship soon blossoms when Reina shares her city with Andrâes.
Brief description:
Emma Otheguy writes children's books about Latine identity and Latin American history and literature. She is the author of Martí's Song for Freedom, Martina Has Too Many Tías, and Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene. She coauthored, with Adam Gidwitz, The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Madre de Aguas of Cuba. She holds a PhD in history from New York University and lives in New York City. Visit her at emmaotheguy.com.
Review Quotes:
"An easy reader with a simple plot, packed with all things adorable. Reina Ramos fills a need for representation and brings a metaphorical sliding glass door to classroom -libraries" - School Library Journal