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Summary
It's dinnertime. Look at all the food!
Es la hora de cenar. ¡Cuánta comida!
There are beans, tortillas,
Hay frijoles, tortillas,
cheese, and even a green salad.
queso y hasta una ensalada de lechuga.
Enough for the whole family.
Suficiente para toda la familia.
Let's sit down and enjoy it together.
Vamos a sentarnos y disfrutarla juntos.
Let's eat!
¡A comer!
This first book in the new bilingual My Family/Mi familia series will charm readers with its close-knit family--a family that is grateful for its many blessings.
Éste es el primer libro de la nueva serie My Family/ Mi familia. Los lectores quedarán encantados con esta familia unida que se siente agradecida por todas sus bendiciones.
Author Notes
Pat Mora is a bilingual author with a special focus on children's literature. Among her awards are Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, Honorary Membership in the American Library Association, Life-Time Membership in USBBY, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship to write in Umbria, Italy, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at El Paso. She was a recipient and judge of a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a recipient and advisor of the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowships.
Her children's books include: Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. With her daughter, Libby Martinez, Pat also recently wrote I Pledge Allegiance and Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!. A literacy advocate, Pat founded Children's Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, El día de los libros often known as Día. The year-long commitment promotes creatively linking all children and families to books, and establishing annual April Children's Day, Book Day celebrations across the country. April 2016 will be Día's 20th Anniversary. Pat's Book Fiesta captures the Día spirit.
A former teacher, university administrator, museum director, and consultant, Pat is a popular national speaker who promotes creativity, inclusivity and bookjoy.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-When Mom asks who is hungry, each family member, including the dog, enters the kitchen. The meal consists of beans, cheese, chile, tortillas, and a salad, and each dish is shown by itself on a white background. Everyone gathers around the table and expresses gratitude for such abundance. The colorful, average-quality illustrations depict the warmth and contentment of this family, and the simple text gives readers an opportunity to begin learning the basics of both languages.-Donna Atmur, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
PreS-K-A young girl describes a simple family scene in this bilingual picture book. She, her brother, sister, and grandmother are playing in the backyard when Mom calls them to the dinner table. Everyone comes in running, the family dog included. Mexican dishes are waiting: "a big pot of beans," "grated cheese and a bowl of chile," and "a stack of warm tortillas." Little sister Tina sees all the food on the table and gets excited. "We're rich, aren't we, Dad?" she asks. Dad looks at the faces around the table and all the food they have to share before he answers. "Yes," he says. "We're rich." It is clear that the members of the family appreciate all that they have; and while there is a lesson here, it is not overwhelming. The minimal text is straightforward, and the pleasing, colorful watercolors add to the sweetness of the story. A well-executed, fairly basic yet appealing story, this is recommended for all libraries with Spanish collections.Roxanne Landin, Fremont Area District Library, Fremont, MI (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Simple sentences, first in English, then in Spanish, portray family experiences. Abuelita tucks in her grandchildren ("Shh, shh, the squirrels are sleeping") in Dreams, giving each child a comforting kiss. Eat portrays the family enjoying a traditional meal together, which makes them feel rich indeed. Clean, unfussy illustrations match the accessible tone of the stories. [Review covers these My Family / Mi familia titles: Let's Eat! / !A Comer! and Sweet Dreams / Dulces suenos.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
In the bilingual My Family / Mi familia series, this family story combines lively double-page illustrations with simple sentences in English on the left page and Spanish on the right. A young girl tells how she, her younger brother and sister, Grandma, Dad, and Mom come together for dinner when Mom calls them to the table. The line-and-watercolor pictures show what they eat (beans, chilis, warm tortillas, salad) and explain how happy they are (We're rich / Somos ricos), all together. This will be popular with children speaking and learning both Spanish and English.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2008 Booklist
