Mamá's Panza
$36.09
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
A body-positive picture book about a young boy’s love for his mother and his mother’s belly.
Everyone has a panza—it can be big and round, soft and small, or somewhere in between. But a young boy’s favorite panza of all is Mama’s. Her panza is capable of remarkable things, and she loves it as an important part of herself.
Her panza was also his first home. Even before he was born, it cradled and held him.
When he’s feeling shy and needs a place to hide or when he wants…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593616420 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593616421 |
| Author: | Isabel Quintero, Iliana Galvez |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Kokila |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 230mm x 8mm |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Critics Review
Praise for Mamá’s Panza By Isabel Quintero :
CSMCL Best Books of 2024
“A sweet, body-positive celebration of motherhood and its physical expression.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Mamá’s panza is “a drum I like to play”—an action that precedes “my panza’s turn to be a drum,” and a loving game of chase between the two.” – Publishers Weekly
“This body-positive book celebrates the wonder, love, and strength our bodies allow us to express.” — Booklist
About The Author
Isabel Quintero
Isabel Quintero is an award-winning writer and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Gabi, A Girl in Pieces, her first YA novel, was the recipient of multiple awards, including the Tomas Rivera Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, and the Morris Award for Debut YA Novel. She is also the author of chapter books and a non-fiction YA graphic biography, Photographic- The Life of Graciela Iturbide, which was awarded the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. Most recently, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, earned the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Award, the Pura Belpre Illustration Honor Award, the Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, and many other recognitions.
Iliana Galvez is a queer Latinx illustrator, mother, and pug whisperer born and raised in the San Fernando Valley who is currently based in Houston. She started her Instagram page @GrowMija as a love letter to her baby sister, Chachis, to show her art that looked like her and to let her know how amazing she is.
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