Description: Sweetness is like a hug. Spiciness is like riding a roller coaster. Bitterness is like pricking yourself with a thorn...How great that things taste sour, salty, sweet, bitter, and umami. That way, we can tell what we like from what we don't, and also what is edible from what isn't, because a show is not the same as a fried egg.
Brief description: Micaela Chirif is a Peruvian author whose work spans both poetry and picture books, with recent ventures into informative books. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Ala Orilla del Viento Award from Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), multiple inclusions in the White Ravens catalog, the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, and the Hispano-American Prize for Poetry for Children.