Apr ACW2 Outside Links: Book Author Publisher
About the Book:
Mango, Abuela Y Yo
By Meg Medina
Published by Candlewick Press
ISBN-13: 978-0763680992
Mia’s Abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can’t read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English (“Dough. Masa”), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it’s still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories.
Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet-shop window and has the perfecto idea for how to help them all communicate a little better. An endearing tale from an award-winning duo that speaks loud and clear about learning new things and the love that bonds family members.
About the Author:
Meg Medina
Meg Medina is the Pura Belpre Award–winning author of several books for young readers, including the highly acclaimed Young Adult novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass and the picture book Tía Isa Wants a Car, for which she received an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award.
Medina lives in Richmond, Virginia.