Book Title:Nosotros Means Us
Author:Paloma Valdivia
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date:May 11, 2021
Genres: Children’sPicture
Book Synopsis
A moving bilingual ode to the unshakeable bond between a parent and child in the tradition of Runaway Bunny and The Wonderful Things You Will Be .If I were a sheep, you would be a lamb.If I were a bear, you would be a cub.As a mother holds her toddler, they muse over the way their love would translate if they were different animals. But no matter how they change, they will always be “us.” This bilingual story is a timeless ode to the unshakable bond between parent and child.
Si yo fuera una oveja, tú serías un cordero.Si yo fuera una osa, tú serías un osenzo.Con su niño en brazos, una madre contempla cómo sería elamorentre ellos si fueran diferentes animales. Pero por mucho que cambien,no importa. Siempre serán“nosotros”. Este cuento bilingüe es una oda eterna al lazo irrompibleentre madre e hijo
Review:
I love this book so much.
As a teacher and a parent in Southern California, I found this book to be very beautifully written and intricate in the meaning of family and the community at large. I like the fact that it is truly bilingual. If you get the chance, please read this.
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