"The Black Book of Colors Living with the use of one's eyes can make imagining blindness difficult, but this innovative title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers. This extraordinary title gives y ..."
Manuelito (Spanish edition) von ElisaAmado, Abraham Urias Hardcover, 104 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Annick Press ISBN-13: 978-1-77321-271-5, ISBN: 1-77321-271-0
"Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from idyllic: PACs―armed civil patrol―are a constant presence in the streets, and terrifying memories of the country’s war linger in the villagers’ collective conscience. Things deteriorate further when government-backed drug gangs arrive and take control of the village. Fearing their son will be forced ..."
"From one of the great creative teams in picture books, On the Other Side of the Garden is about a city girl learning to accept the change brought about by her parents’ separation when she is taken to her grandmother’s house in the country and befriended by an owl, a frog and a mouse.When her father leaves her at her grandmother’s house, the young girl at the center of this story feels abandoned and lonely. Her mother has moved to anothe ..."
My Friend von ElisaAmado, Alfonso Ruano Hardcover, 40 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-939-3, ISBN: 1-55498-939-6
"Friendship ― to be known, to be accepted as you are, to feel safe, especially when you are vulnerable. The girl in this story has recently arrived in Brooklyn with her family. On her very first day at school she meets a girl who almost instantly becomes her very best friend. She feels known, loved and accepted by her. But when she invites her friend to come for dinner with her family ― a family that feels free to eat weird food and, eve ..."
Manuelito von ElisaAmado, Abraham Urias Hardcover, 104 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Annick Press ISBN-13: 978-1-77321-266-1, ISBN: 1-77321-266-4
"Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from idyllic: PACs―armed civil patrol―are a constant presence in the streets, and terrifying memories of the country’s war linger in the villagers’ collective conscience. Things deteriorate further when government-backed drug gangs arrive and take control of the village. Fearing their son will be forced ..."
"Itâs the first day of school, but before he goes Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook, an archeologist studying hieroglyphics Why, why, why?â he sings, and they each have an answer for him. Later that day Chepito discovers for himself that reading is catching, and he even brings h ..."
Barrilete A Kite for the Day of the Dead von ElisaAmado, Elisa Arnado, Joya Hairs Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-366-3, ISBN: 0-88899-366-8
"In their Guatemalan village, it's been a tradition for Juan and his grandfather to build and fly a big kite every November 2, the Day of the Dead, to honor deceased loved ones, but now that his grandfather has died, Juan must fly it alone."
"A book for babies and their parents about the whole new world that they both encounter when the baby arrives.When the new baby arrives, both the baby and the parents are in for a steep learning curve. In this book, born out of personal experience, internationally renowned author/illustrator Isol brings us a dual narrative and guide. For babies, there’s a rich range of images of babies and all their functions to look at. From crying, to ..."
Tricycle von ElisaAmado, Alfonso Ruano Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-614-5, ISBN: 0-88899-614-4
"Margarita lives in a mansion. When she climbs her favorite tree, she can look down into the beautiful garden below. She can also see the small house next door where her friend Rosario and her family live. One day she sees Rosario and her brother dragging her tricycle into their yard and hiding it under a pile of boxes. Margarita decides to lie and protect her friends — but is she really helping them? This sensitive story illustrated in ..."
El triciclo (Spanish Edition) von ElisaAmado, Alfonso Ruano Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-613-8, ISBN: 0-88899-613-6
"Margarita lives in a mansion. When she climbs her favorite tree, she can look down into the beautiful garden below. She can also see the small house next door where her friend Rosario and her family live. One day she sees Rosario and her brother dragging her tricycle into their yard and hiding it under a pile of boxes. Margarita decides to lie and protect her friends — but is she really helping them? This sensitive story illustrated in ..."
I Dreamt . . . A Book About Hope von Gabriela Olmos, ElisaAmado Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-330-8, ISBN: 1-55498-330-4
"In many parts of the world, children live with violence. Wars, gangs, guns, crime, bullying, harassment, and fear keep kids from living the full, free lives every child should enjoy. This book was created in Mexico, where for the past six years a vicious war has brought fear and insecurity to many children's lives. Their dreams have become nightmares. Some of Mexico’s best illustrators have donated their art to create a book that gives ..."
"In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the U.S. border. They travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn t know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees soldiers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they ..."
"A long time ago, Kaputano, dweller of the heavens, warned that a great rain was coming. He urged the Karinas to help him build a canoe and gather seeds and animals, but only four couples agreed to help. Soon, the rains covered even the tallest trees. When the waters finally receded, Kaputano created a landscape of marshes, rivers, mountains, and trees to ensure that the tribe would prosper."
"Stephen and the Beetle When Stephen spots a beetle he takes off his shoe and raises his arm, ready to strike... but then he has second thoughts. He lays his head down on the ground and the beetle walks right up to him. At the last moment the beetle turns aside and each can go on with the day, having avoided the worst. In this very simple story Jorge Lujan presents the kind of deep moral questions that can occur even in the smallest chil ..."
"Petit is puzzled. He’s a good boy when he plays with his dog. But he’s a bad boy when he pulls a girl’s hair. He can be very nice to his grandfather but terrible to pigeons. It’s good when he takes care of his toys, but very bad when he doesn’t want to share them. In short, the world is mysterious to Petit. It’s exhausting trying to figure it all out. This book by the three-time Hans Christian Andersen finalist Isol is a brilliant, funn ..."
Mi Amiga (Spanish Edition) von ElisaAmado, Alfonso Ruano Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-392-8, ISBN: 1-77306-392-8
"La niña de este relato se ha mudado hace poco, con su familia, de México a Brooklyn. El primer día en su nuevo colegio, conoce a una chica norteamericana con la que se entiende de maravilla. Se vuelven mejores amigas. Pero cuando invita a su nueva amiga a cenar en casa con su familia mexicana, le da la impresión de que la chica se siente incómoda. Tal vez no le gusta la comida. O peor aún, tal vez la canción preferida de la familia ―una ..."
Tamalitos Un poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems) von Jorge Argueta, Domi, ElisaAmado Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-300-1, ISBN: 1-55498-300-2
"In his fourth cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks. In simple, poetic language, Argueta shows young cooks how to mix and knead the dough before dropping a spoonful into a cornhusk, wrapping it up and then steaming the little package. He once again makes cooking a full sensory experience, beati ..."
Benedict von Teresa Duran, Elena Val, ElisaAmado Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-098-7, ISBN: 1-55498-098-4
"Benedict, also known as Benny, is tired of living in such a hot place. And so he cleverly springs on his coiled tail from one habitat to another. He visits the North Pole, the desert, the jungle and finally the ocean in search of perfection. Written by Teresa Duran, with wonderfully funny illustrations by Elena Val that portray Benny's predicament in each new environment, this is a witty, very droll book about trying to find that elusiv ..."
"In this simple, evocative book a little girl stands at a frosty window waiting for her mother to come home. She draws in the condensation on the windowpane and wonders where her mother is and when she might return. This book, featuring wonderfully atmospheric images by Mandana Sadat, perfectly captures both the feeling of a foggy, gray winter afternoon and the kind of lonesome, hopeful, watchful waiting that is so familiar to any child ..."