Lolo's Sari-sari Store
$32.98
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2023
Summary
A little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather’s sari-sari store close while adjusting to a new home in this sweet picture book about the joy of community, connection, and Filipino culture.
For one girl, summers used to mean helping Lolo run his sari-sari store, which was always brimming with goods for the neighborhood: shampoo packets for Ate Jane, rice and eggs for Tonton, and a sympathetic ear for anyone who needed it. “Sari-sari means a good variety—just look around and yo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534494473 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534494472 |
| Author: | Sophia N. Lee, Christine Almeda |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 415g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 203mm x 254mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
- “A lovely story fusing past and present, family lost and found, in memory and sensory experiences. An essential book for the shelves.” – School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW * August 2023 *
“Almeda’s digital illustrations, bathed in golden light with dazzling contrasts, lend a warm feeling to Lee’s sensate descriptions in a book about what makes a heart ‘feel full.’” – Publishers Weekly * 10/9/2023 *
“Readers will take to heart Lolo’s lessons about the importance of kindness. A gentle tale brimming with love and warmth.” – Kirkus Reviews * 6/15/2023 *
Sophia N. Lee
Sophia N. Lee grew up in the Philippines. She wanted to be many things growing up: doctor, teacher, ballerina, ninja, crime-fighting international spy, wizard, time traveler, journalist, and lawyer. She likes to think she can be all these things and more through writing. She is the author of Soaring Saturdays; What Things Mean, which won a Scholastic Asian Book Award’s grand prize; Holding On; and Lolo’s Sari-sari Store.
Christine Almeda is a Filipino American freelance illustrator and lover of sunshine from New Jersey. Lolo’s Sari-sari Store is her first picture book. Christine believes that, through the power of creativity and storytelling, art can make life more beautiful.
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