Editor’s note: We continue with our 31 Days of Reading in Spanish. Check out the book review below and don’t forget to enter our weekly GIVEAWAY of $100 worth of books in Spanish!
BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW
My stepson just came back home after spending a year training with the Marine Corps. My kids are in awe every time they see him wearing one of his uniforms and bombard him with all types of questions. Graciela Tiscareño-Sato’s son was the same way and so that’s how this Latina military officer and former aviator came up with the idea for Buenas Noches Capitán Mamá.
The bilingual book, which has been impeccably translated to Spanish, tells the story of a little boy named Marcos who is curious about seeing his mom in her uniform and decides to ask her a bunch of questions about why she wears it and the meaning of all the different patches she has. His mom goes through each one explaining their significance and even gives him a special one to hold onto as she leaves on a mission.
I think this book is perfect not only for kids’ with family members in the military, but also for parents who want to teach their kids about those in uniform and the need to respect them and honor them for all they do.
BOOK DETAILS
Title: Buenas Noches Capitán Mamá
Author: Graciela Tiscareño-Sato
Illustrator: Linda Lens
Publisher/Year: Gracefully Global Group, LLC/2013
Ages: 4-7 years
ISBN : 978-0983476030
Price: $15.29 on Amazon.com
Website: www.captainmama.com
Update on “Good Night Captain Mama/Buenas Noches Capitán Mamá”
When the NY Times once again excluded all books by Latino authors from their annual Notable Children’s Books list of 2013, “Latinas for Latino Lit” (a.k.a. #L4LL everywhere on social media) responded by creating their own list: “Remarkable Latino Children’s Literature for 2013.” (Google it if you are curious because it’s getting picked up all over the place.)
I’m overjoyed to tell you that my unique bilingual picture book that debuted this summer, a book you reviewed as we launched, “Good Night Captain Mama,” was included in this list! Here’s the list: http://www.latinas4latinolit.org/2013/12/remarkable-latino-childrens-literature.html?m=1
Tomorrow at noon eastern (9 a.m.Pacific) there’s a 30-minute L4LLGoogle Hangout on Air that I’ll be participating in to discuss this and more. The details are here if you have a Google account. https://plus.google.com/events
Like all Google Hangouts, it will be recorded and available on YouTube. I hope you join in the national conversation about the importance of including literature written by and about Latinos in the influential lists produced by big media.
Again, thank you for being an early reviewer of the first book in the upcoming Captain Mama series! I hope this news about the success of the book these first few months has put a smile on your face.
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, U.S. Air Force Captain and Veteran
Author of Amazon bestseller “Good Night Captain Mama/Buenas Noches Capitán Mamá”