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by<\/strong> Tony Johnston<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]<\/p>\n Abuelita\u2019s hair is the color of salt. Her face is as crinkled as a dried chile. She booms out words as wild as blossoms blooming. She stuffs her carcacha\u2014her jalopy\u2014with all the things she needs: a plumed snake, a castle, a skeleton, and more. Her grandson knows he has the most amazing grandmother ever\u2014with a very important job. What does Abuelita do? With her booming voice and wonderful props, Abuelita is a storyteller. 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Children and adults, especially those who love listening and telling stories, will be thrilled to discover Abuelita’s enchanting profession.”–Kirkus Reviews<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2605 “A young boy narrates an affectionate ode to his beloved grandmother in this fanciful picture book . . . the many Spanish terms are well defined within the boy’s engaging and poetic narrative, in which he conveys his admiration and affection for his appealingly peppy grandmother . . . the eye-catching, mixed-media illustrations, sparked with bright patterns, textures, and color, will help reinforce the meaning in the words. A charming tribute to family and the joys and inspiration that storytelling can bring.”–Booklist<\/strong> \u2605 “It seems a touch unfair that any one person should have as much talent in her bones as Yuyi Morales.”–Betsy Bird,\u00a0Fuse #8 – SLJ blog<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-9px|||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]<\/p>\n Buy the Hardcover at:<\/strong> Also Available:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/My-Abuelita-230×300.jpg” alt=”Bright Star” title_text=”My Abuelita” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset3″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”] My Abuelita by Tony JohnstonIlusttrator\u00a0Yuyi MoralesPublished by HMH Books for Young ReadersHardcover\u00a0|\u00a0Pages: 32Size: 8.8 X 11.0 X 0.4 Inch\u00a0| USD: $17.99ISBN: 9780152163303Age: 4-7 [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||”] ABOUT THE BOOK […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2171","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2171"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434,"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2171\/revisions\/2434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yuyimorales.com\/catalogue\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Ilusttrator<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Yuyi Morales<\/span>
Published by<\/strong> HMH Books for Young Readers<\/span><\/span>
Hardcover<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Pages:<\/strong> 32<\/span>
Size:<\/strong> 8.8 X 11.0 X 0.4 Inch<\/span>\u00a0| <\/span>USD:<\/strong> $17.99<\/span>
ISBN:<\/strong> 9780152163303<\/span><\/span>
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