Mama and Me

(Hardback)

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First we go to the garden.
I hop ahead and turn my face toward the sun.
Girasol. Mam calls me sunflower.

A young girl and her mam spend the day gardening, baking cookies, and painting together. They may speak both Spanish and English, but most importantly, they speak the language of love.

In the spirit of the Belpr Honor book Pap and Me comes a story about the special bond between mother and daughter, just in time for Mothers Day! Arthur Dorros continues his tradition of integrating Spanish words into English prose, a narrative style first popularized in his award-winning book Abuela. Rudy Gutierrezs paintings, hailed as dynamic, energetic, larger-than-life (Kirkus Reviews), are wonderfully exuberant and perfectly capture the tender and celebratory sentiments between parent and child.

Author Bio

Arthur Dorros views being a writer like being a traveling detective. He finds ideas all around. He learned Spanish while living in Latin America, and many of his stories, such as Abuelo, grow from those experiences. Arthur is the author of many books for children, including Julio's Magic, a CLASP Amricas Award Commended Title; Pap and Me, a Pura Belpr Honor Book; and the popular Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book Ant Cities. He lives in Seattle, Washington.