Playing Loteria / El Juego de la Loteria

Written by Rene Colato Lainez
Illustrated by Jill Arena
Published by Cooper Square Publishing LLC

When a boy visits his grandmother in Mexico, he improves his Spanish by learning how to play “la lotería.” Initially afraid that he wouldn’t speak Spanish properly, he realizes that there are other ways to communicate, and love is one of them.

Primary ISBN: 9780873588812
Publication Date: April 2005
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback
Picture Book , Age 04 or older

Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Language, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish/English Bilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country

Setting: Mexico

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation

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

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