Islandborn

From A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration So when Lola''s teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can''t remember The Island--she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories--joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening--Lola''s imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family''s story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela''s words: “Just because you don''t remember a place doesn''t mean it''s not in you.” Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written,

Product details

• Authors: Junot Diaz, Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa, Penguin Random House
• Assisted by: Leo Espinosa (Illustration), Espinosa Leo (Illustration)
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780735229860
• ISBN: 978-0-7352-2986-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 226 mm x 287 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 5 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Hispanic & Latino, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Caribbean & Latin America