Description:
Bilingual English/Spanish. From the imagination of poet Francisco X. Alarcón comes Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems, a playful and moving collection of twenty poems in English and Spanish.
Brief description:
Francisco X. Alarcón was a renowned poet and educator, and a three-time winner of the Pura Belpré Author Award Honor for his bilingual Magical Cycle of the Seasons series of poetry for children. His many other honors include the American Book Award, the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award, the Chicano Literary Prize, and finalist for state poet laureate of California. Alarcón was also the author of several poetry collections for adults and textbooks for teaching Spanish. In addition, he directed the Spanish for Native Speakers Program at the University of California. Alarcón passed away in early 2016.
Review Quotes:
"Alarcón, an award-winning poet, has the ability to write beautiful poems in both languages... the poems are fun, language-rich, and brought to life by the realistic illustrations. The illustrations are delightful." -- Multicultural Review
"Maya Christina Gonzalez has created delightfully upbeat and innovative artwork to accompany the text--so bountiful it feels as if it's spilling off the pages. Her sense of joy is immediately contagious and the paintings, upon repeated gazing, offer more and more to look at." -- Hungry Mind Review
"This collection of verses in English and Spanish, illustrated with bold, primitive paintings, carves a lighthearted niche all its own." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Pura Belpré Author Award Winner - American Library Association (ALA)
Américas Award Commended Title - Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
National Parenting Publications Awards - National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)