Grandma’s Gift
Written by Eric Velasquez
Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
This prequel to Eric Velasquez’s biographical picture book Grandma’s Records is the story of a Christmas holiday that young Eric spends with his grandmother.
After they prepare their traditional Puerto Rican Christmas celebration, Eric and Grandma visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a school project, where he sees a painting by Diego Velasquez and realizes for the first time that he could be an artist when he grows up.
Grandma witnesses his fascination, and presents Eric with the perfect Christmas gift-a set of paints-to use in his first steps toward becoming an artist. A heart-warming story of self-discovery, Grandma’s Gift is a celebration of the special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.
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Publication Date: October 2013
Available As: Paperback
Picture Book, Memoire, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Puerto Rican
Themes: Arts, Celebrations, Celebrations: Christmas, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Biography, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (New York City NY)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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Eric Velasquez: The museum visit that inspired Grandma’s Gift
Source: Colorín Colorado