My Town / Mi Pueblo
Written by Nicholas Solis
Illustrated by Luisa Uribe
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group
In this bilingual picture book, cousins from opposite sides of the border visit each other’s towns and delight in their similarities and differences.
Two cousins live in two towns, separated by a river. But there is also a bigger divide—the US-Mexico border—which means they live in different countries. On the girl’s side, English is the main language, and on the boy’s it’s Spanish. The cousins love their towns, and they love visiting each other’s, where they notice some things are the same and some are wonderfully different, adding up to a vibrant world full of even more possibilities.
Primary ISBN: 9780593109915
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Picture Book, Age 3 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Allyship, Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Own Voices/Lived Experience, US/Mexican Border Crossing
Setting: United States, Mexico
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: In Home Country
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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