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Family -
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand ; illustrations by Pauline Rodriguez Howard ; Spanish translation by Julia Mercedes Castilla = Familia / por Diane Gonzales Bertrand ; ilustraciones por Pauline Rodriguez Howard ; traducción al español por Julia Mercedes Castilla.
Houston, Tex. : Piñata Books, 1999.
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Annotations:
- A reluctant participant in the González family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family.
Best Books:
- Bilingual Books for Children, 2000 ; ALSC American Library Association; United States
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
- Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, 1999 Nominee United States
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
- Texas Reading Club, 2003 ; Texas
Reading Measurement Programs:
Accelerated Reader
Interest Level Lower Grade
Book Level 3.5
Accelerated Reader Points 0.5
Reviews:
- Susan Hepler, Ph.D. (Children's Literature)
The text is in English followed by Spanish. Daniel has heard plenty of his father's boring stories about relatives in his extended Gonzalez family but his attitude changes when he accompanies his family to San Antonio for a huge reunion. There, among the lavish food tables, the mariachis playing Mexican songs, and the children breaking a piņata, Daniel makes a new friend with whom he trades candy and tosses the baseball around. When he also wins the raffle prize, a framed picture of his great-great-grandparents, he looks as if he'll eagerly look forward to the next gathering. Sharp eyes may note that Daniel's raffle ticket number shown in an earlier illustration doesn't match the later winning number. But that aside, Howard's warm and realistic colored pencil and watercolor illustrations show the various intermingled Gonzalez families joyfully celebrating, dancing, and chatting together in a park on a sunstruck day. All in all, a fine addition to the shelf of family celebration books and a good discussion starter about what families do for fun when they get together. 1999, Pinata Books/Arte Publico Press, $14.95. Ages 7 to 11. Subjects:
- Family reunions--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.
Spanish language materials--Bilingual.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | PZ73 .B444 1999 |
98032227 |
[E] |
1558852697 (hc) 1558852700 (pbk.) 9781558852693 9781558852709 |