Angélica y la güira (Angélica and la Güira Spanish Edition)
$35.33
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2024
Summary
Una niña aprovecha el poder de la música para acortar la distancia entre la República Dominicana y Washington Heights. Este es un debut inolvidable en el género infantil de Angie Cruz, ganadora de múltiples premios y autora de la exitosa novela Dominicana.
Angelica ha pasado todo el verano en la República Dominicana con sus tías y primas, sus abuelos y con la cotorra de al lado. Pronto, tendrá que despedirse. El final del verano significa regresar a casa para volver a la escu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593619537 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593619536 |
| Author: | Angie Cruz, Luz Batista, Kianny N. Antigua |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Kokila |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 498g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 291mm x 236mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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Critics Review
Praise for Angélica y la güira by Angie Cruz; illustrated by Luz Batista; translated by Kianny N. Antigua:
The Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature 2025 Best Children’s Books of the Year in Spanish
A New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025
★“A festive tribute to music and home that will strike a chord with all readers, especially those who see their cultures represented in these pages. Purchase for all picture book shelves.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
Angie Cruz
Angie Cruz is a novelist and editor. She is the author of How Not To Drown in A Glass of Water and Dominicana, which was the inaugural GMA Book Club Pick and the 2019-20 Wordup Uptown Reads selection. It was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize, longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Aspen Words Literary Prize, it was a RUSA Notable Book, and winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award. Cruz divides her time between Pittsburgh, New York, and Turin.
Luz Batista is a story artist and illustrator who grew up in New York City, New Jersey, and Atlanta and spent many summers longing for a visit to the Dominican Republic. Luz graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in animation, and she’s currently a story artist and creative consultant at Disney TVA. Angelica and la G ira is her first picture book.
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