Cuando tu ninera es una bruja (If Your Babsitter is a Bruja)
Written by Ana Siqueira
Illustrated by Irena Freitas
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
In this bouncy, bilingual picture book is an enchanting, rollicking read-aloud for small ones with big imaginations.
On the night before Halloween, a new babysitter might be more than she appears. If she wears a black sombrero and cackles like a crow, she might just be a bruja! One little girl is determined not to fall victim to an evil witch or her cats. She knows bath time is really the bruja’s way of putting her in a boiling cauldron, and the only way to keep her at bay is with a magic potion—or is it?
With a boundless imagination and plenty of tricks up her sleeve, the young protagonist may just have the best night ever!
Look for the English version, If Your Babsitter is a Bruja.
Primary ISBN: 9781534498846
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Picture Book, Age 4 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)
Themes: Celebrations, Educator Resource, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: Unspecified
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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Educator’s Guide
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