Tomates risuenos - Laughing Tomatoes, Del Sol Books

Author : Francisco X Alarcon, Illustrator : Maya Christina Gonzalez
1st Grade - 4th Grade

Tomates risuenos - Laughing Tomatoes

Tomates risuenos - Laughing Tomatoes, Softcover, Bilingual, Book, Francisco X Alarcon, Maya Christina Gonzalez, 1st Grade - 4th Grade, 9780892391998, $7.95

1998 Pura Belpré Honor Award from the American Library Association
National Parenting Publications Gold Medal Award
Riverbank Review "Children's Book of Distinction" Finalist

From the imagination of poet Francisco X. Alarcón comes Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems, a playful and moving collection of twenty poems in English and Spanish. Tomatoes laugh, chiles explode, and tortillas applaud the sun! With joy and tenderness, delight and sadness, Alarcón's poems honor the wonders of life and nature: welcoming the morning sun, remembering his grandmother's songs, paying tribute to children working in the fields, and sharing his dream of a world filled with gardens. Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invites us to experience the poems with her lively cast of characters—including a spirited grandmother, four vivacious children, and playful pets who tease and delight. Follow them from page to page as they bring each poem to colorful life.

Listen to Vienna Rose read Laughing Tomatoes to you. A marvelous example of the magical encounter between a child and books that we wish for all children.

"Alarcón, an award-winning poet, has the ability to write beautiful poems in both languages . . . the poems are fun, language-rich, and brought to life by the realistic illustrations. The illustrations are delightful."
     —MultiCultural Review

"Maya Christina Gonzalez has created delightfully upbeat and innovative artwork to accompany the text—so bountiful it feels as if it's spilling off the pages. Her sense of joy is immediately contagious and the paintings, upon repeated gazing, offer more and more to look at."
      —Hungry Mind Review

"This collection of verses in English and Spanish, illustrated with bold, primitive paintings, carves a lighthearted niche all its own."
      —School Library Journal

"Joyful reading for all ages."
      —Chicago Parent

"An accessible, open-hearted collection."
      —Kirkus Reviews

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