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

Mis colores mi mundo - My Colors My World

Mis colores mi mundo - My Colors My World, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Maya Christina Gonzalez, Maya Christina Gonzalez, 1st Grade - 4th Grade, 9780892392216, # 10125h, $16.95

2008 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
2008 Texas 2x2 Reading List Selection, Texas Library Association
Críticas Magazine’s Best Children and YA Books of 2007

Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful color in her world. But when the wind blows, desert sand covers everything, and turns her whole neighborhood the color of dust.

With the help of a feathered friend, Maya searches extra-hard to find the colors in her world. And she does—in the vibrant purple of her Mama’s flowers, the juicy green of a prickly cactus, the hot pink clouds at sunset, and the shiny black of her Papi’s hair.

As they follow Maya’s search for all the colors of the rainbow, little readers will be inspired to look around and ask themselves, where can I find the colors in my world?

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

“[Gonzalez’s] paintings are big and bold, fanciful and exuberant, and should inspire kids to look for the colors in their world, too.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“The intensely colored paintings [feature] some touches of magical realism…this book can jump-start the world of imagination. ”
—Kirkus Reviews

“The exaggerated facial features of both Maya and her feathered friend capture the contentment they find through enjoying the beauty of their world . . . Recommended for public libraries and bookstores.”
 —Criticas Magazine

“Gonzalez has created kid-friendly, yet sophisticated compositions.”
 —ForeWord

“Overall, My Colors, My World is a powerful portrayal of a Latino child, her family, and her immediate environment, and an engaging way to introduce young children to basic concepts. ”
 —MultiCultural Review

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