Between us and Abuela : a family story from the border

Perkins, Mitali (author.). Palacios, Sara, (illustrator.).

Summary: It's nearly Christmas in California. María and her little brother, Juan, are headed south to the border with Mexico to visit their grandmother. They are excited to celebrate Las Posadas with her, honoring Mary and Joseph's journey to the inn at Bethlehem. María has knitted Abuela a scarf, and Juan has drawn her a picture. But when Juan's gift won't fit through the tiny spaces in the border fence - barely big enough for little fingers to touch - María launches a cunning plan, using creativity and hope. Mitali Perkins's debut picture book offers the best kind of Christmas story - one of love, family, travel, and miracles - with simple language and abundant feeling, Pura Belpré Honor illustrator Sara Palacios illuminates the heart of this story with her sun-soaked vistas and warm, smiling faces of excited families. Here is the perfect tribute to how little gifts of love can span great distances. --

Item details

ISBN: 9780374303730
ISBN: 0374303738
Physical Description: print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Contents / Notes

Target Audience Note:	Ages 6-7.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader LG 2.9 0.5.
Awards Note:	Américas Award, 2020 American Library Association Notable Children's Book, February 2020 NCTE Charlotte Huck Awardd for Outstanding Fiction Honor Book 2020 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies 2020 Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books 2019

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