This collection is amazing!

The books are written in an interesting way with information that is both educational and entertaining.  Each book has vocabulary that is age-appropriate and contains pictures that support the text, providing images that bring the words to life. There are also interesting text boxes with information on the time period, other characters, social movements or moments in history. Each book has the character’s timeline in the back, providing important dates during the life of the person who is depicted in the book. There is also a chronology of the world, with important dates in history so readers can see what was happening during that time around the world.  Both young readers and parents will learn a lot!

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The Giveaway!

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BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW

Antonio Sacre is an American storyteller born in Boston to a Cuban father and an Irish-American mother and his fun, sometimes touching, stories reflect the diversity of his identity and experience.

“My Name is Cool: 18 Stories From a Cuban-Irish-American Storyteller,” is Sacre’s most recent book filled with Spanglish-style writing. Marketed to “young readers” — it’s my opinion that this book not be handed over to children younger than 12 due to some mature themes in a few stories. If chapters are pre-read by the parent, then you can go as young as 8 and use your discretion as to which stories to read with your child, because there are definitely some hilarious ones they’re sure to love.

Since each chapter is a separate short story, nothing is lost by jumping around or skipping chapters entirely. My favorites in the book include “My Name is Cool,” which is about having many nicknames as a child (a familiar phenomenon to most Latin Americans!), and “Food Fight” which is about the time his Cuban grandmother re-taught him Spanish when he forgot it.

Other books by the author worth checking out include “La Noche Buena: A Christmas Story” and “A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs.” Both of these picture books are really beautifully illustrated and include great stories in a mix of Spanish and English. My 11-year-old and I read these together and loved them.

BOOK DETAILS

Title: My Name is Cool: 18 Stories From a Cuban-Irish-American Storyteller

Author: Antonio Sacre

Ages: “Young Readers” (Ages 12+ advised by reviewer)

Publisher/Year: Familius/2013

ISBN: 9781938301568

Price: $10.95

The Giveaway!

We are giving away one copy of My Name is Cool, one copy of La Noche Buena and one copy of A Mango in the Hand to one lucky winner! All you have to do is leave us a comment telling us a nickname of yours from when you were little or a nickname you use for your child. Then, enter the Rafflecopter below.

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