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Informationen zum Autor Lynn Reiser is the creator of many acclaimed books for children, including the bilingual books Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margaret ; Tortillas and Lullabies / Tortillas y cancioncitas ; and T he Lost Ball / La pelota perdida . Lynn Reiser lives in Connecticut. Lynn Reiser es autora de varios libros infantiles aclamados, entre ellos los libros bilingües Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margaret ; Tortillas and Lullabies / Tortillas y cancioncitas ; y The Lost Ball / La pelota perdida . Lynn Reiser vive en Connecticut. Klappentext In English and in Spanish, Lynn Reiser presents the Central American companion book to her Cherry Pies and Lullabies. Again, four generations of mothers and daughters participate in family traditions-this time within a Costa Rican culture in which they share such things as tortilla making and flower gathering. Extraordinary folk-art painting by "Corazones Valientes," an organization of women artists in Costa Rica, accompany this universal and unforgettable story of family love. A little girl basks in the everyday love of her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother in this bilingual (English and Spanish) and multigenerational picture book celebration. “A vibrantly illustrated, bilingual picture book that captures the rhythms of life.”— Kirkus Reviews Illustrated by “Corazones Valientes,” six women artists from Costa Rica working together, this book celebrates four generations of women in one family. From great-grandmother to grandmother to mother to daughter, each shows love in a traditional way—in cooking tortillas, doing laundry, and giving flowers—and through increasingly modern methods as the years pass. But one thing never changes: the lullaby they sing, and the love they all have for one another. Written in both English and Spanish, this is a tribute to families and everyday love. “The timeless quality of maternal love is evident throughout.”— School Library Journal Supports the Common Core State Standards ...
