(3) K-3 Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. After her husband, Tata, dies, Nana moves from Mexico to California to live with her extended family. Nana tries to forget her sorrows as she helps her grandchildren raise chickens, but no eggs are forthcoming. They finally realize that the chickens are roosters. Pérez's bilingual text is sweet but not too sappy. Gonzalez's inventive collages incorporate contemporary touches within her folk-art style.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Through Amada's diary entries, presented in a bilingual text, readers learn that her father has lost his job, so she and her family are moving from Mexico to Los Angeles. The narrative, based on the author's own experience, follows a predictable arc but is affecting nevertheless. Gonzalez's breathtaking illustrations blaze with color and capture the hilariously mundane details of life, such as the antics of Amada's unruly brothers.

Reviewer: Nell Beram | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2002

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. As the oldest and only girl in her family, the determined narrator not only dreams of having her own room, she finds a way to make it happen. With her mother's permission and her four brothers' help, she transforms a storage closet into a small bedroom. The bilingual first-person text realistically portrays a child who takes charge and makes changes. The art's curved lines and warm colors add to the sense of family unity and security.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2000