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Mora, Pat

Gracias / Thanks

32 pp. | Lee | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60060-258-0 $17.95

(2) K-3 Translated by Adriana Dominguez. Illustrated by John Parra. A boy says thanks to everything, from the sun that wakes him up to his pajamas. He's also grateful for friends and family, ocean waves, and ladybugs. Often poetic, often funny, Mora's text is presented in Spanish first, then English. Parra's folk-art-style acrylic illustrations look as though they're painted on wood; the lines and imperfections give the pictures a worn, homey appearance.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2010