Isabel and her Colores Go to School
Written by Alexandra Alessandri
Illustrated by Courtney Dawson
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm oranges and pinks of Spanish. As she prepares for class at a new school, she knows she’s going to have to learn–and she would rather not! Her first day is uncomfortable, until she discovers there’s more than one way to communicate with friends.
This is a universal story about feeling new and making new friends.
Primary ISBN: 9781534110632
Publication Date: July 2021
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book , Age 06 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)
Themes: Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Early Childhood, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Multilingual: Spanish/English Bilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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