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BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW
Cuadros de Familia / Family Pictures, written and illustrated by Carmen Lomas Garza, is a favorite at our house. The book is bilingual, which comes in handy for me as a non-native speaker when I’m unsure of a word in Spanish, and no matter how many times you read the book you always spot something new in the detailed paintings. Carmen Lomas Garza is one of my very favorite artists — she manages to capture the specialness of such simple moments in the life of a Latino family in the United States, perhaps because the paintings and stories that accompany them are from her own memories growing up in Texas near the Mexico border.
I asked my 11-year-old son what he thinks of the book, since he’s the one who most often reads it with me.
“I like the picture where the family is making tamales,” he said. “All of the pictures in the book are fun to look at because there’s so much going on, but this one is my favorite because it reminds me of you making tamales and wearing your delantal in the kitchen.”
BOOK DETAILS
Title: Cuadros de familia
Author and Illustrator: Carmen Lomas Garza
Publisher/Year: Lee & Low Books, Inc./2005
Ages: 6-12
ISBN: 9-78089239-207-0
Price: $8.05 on Amazon.com
Website: www.carmenlomasgarza.com
LOVE this book.
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As a teacher, I find myself using this book quite a few times. The illustrations are adorable, and children are often amazed by the details in each picture.
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I’m a Bulgarian living in Australia. I speak Bulgarian to my kids and my husband speaks English. The kids reply back to me in English mostly… but when we got to Bulgaria earlier in the year and they saw that no one understood their English there, they switched to Bulgarian immediately… on day one! Their grammar wasn’t perfect, and their accent was strong, but they made themselves understood. And their Bulgarian markedly improved over the 4 weeks we were there. I’m just offering this as an encouragement to anyone in the same situation: don’t give up even if it looks like you’re getting nowhere. Your children are learning and they will reach for the knowledge they have inside them when they need it.Tat´s last post ..Christmas family traditions: creating our own
I was super surprised too, Becky! I had only been on one cruise before this one and it was prior to having children, so I didn’t even pay attention. But there are TONS of things for kids to do while on a cruise… there’s simply never a dull moment. And, like I said, I loved the multicultural staff!
This is INCREÍBLE, Kelly! You’ve done a great job and I can’t imagine your students not feeling welcomed in your classroom! Lucky kids!