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32 pp.
| Candlewick |
October, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-9052-6$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Lauren Castillo.
Castillo illustrates in ink and foam monoprints this sensitive, moving picture book inspired by former U.S. Poet Laureate Herrera's own life. Readers follow the child's experiences: he and his family leave their California farmworkers' village for a town and then a big city. The lyrical text's evocative language and imagery asks readers to imagine what it was like being him but also, more importantly, to "imagine what you could do."
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2018