Description:
Bilingual English/Spanish. A tender story about a boy struggling to express his love for his mother and her partner in a nontraditional family.
Brief description:
Rigoberto González was born in Bakersfield, California, and raised in Michoacán, Mexico. The son and grandson of migrant farmworkers, he is an award-winning poet and writer. Since completing his third university degree, he has worked mostly in New York and primarily with children and young adults as a dance instructor, daycare provider, literacy specialist, and creative writing teacher.
Review Quotes:
"Possibly a first of its kind and a worthy leader." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Sensitively written in English, with an excellent translation by Jorge Argueta, the narrative captures the social worries and concerns that children in nontraditional families may experience. The acrylic illustrations are bright and colorful. . . . This story deals brilliantly with issues of inclusion." -- School Library Journal
"In its bilingual format, this book crosses cultural, language, and generational lines. Families come in many forms, the book demonstrates, and openness to the range of human interaction is vital. Long gone are the days when the only kind of family was the kind with a mom, a dad, and a kid or two or three. Today's families are more diverse and complicated in their make-up, and González depicts this reality with subtlety and insightfulness." -- Foreword Reviews
Lambda Literary Award - Lambda Literary
Rainbow Book List - American Library Association (ALA)