New Arrival/New American Books

Written by Margarita Engle
Illustrated by Sara Palacios
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

The little girl loves visiting her grandfather in Cuba and singing his special songs to sell all kinds of fruit: mango, limón, naranja, piña, and more! Even when they’re apart, grandfather and granddaughter can share rhymes between their countries like un abrazo—a hug—made of words carried on letters that soar across the distance like songbirds.

Primary ISBN: 9781534444898
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 04 or older

Community Represented: Cuban/Cuban American

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Setting: Cuba

Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: 2nd Generation

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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