Grandma Fina and Her Wonderful Umbrellas: La Abuelita Fina y sus sombrillas maravillosas
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
No. of pages 32
Published: 2001
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Best Children's Book of 1999, Texas Institute of Letters-now available in paper. Grandma Fina is walking through her neighborhood with her wonderful yellow umbrella. She loves her yellow umbrella! She stops to greet everyone she sees. Each one secretly thinks that Grandma Fina's ragged umbrella needs to be replaced with a new one.
Benjamin Alire Saenz is the author of two novels-Carry Me Like Water and The House of Forgetting, which will be made into a full-length motion picture. He lives in El Paso, Texas.
Geromimo Garcia is known nationally for his illustrations in A Gift from Papa Diego, by Benjamin Alire Saenz and Tell Me a Cuento by Joe Hayes. He lives in El Paso, Texas.
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Cinco Puntos Press, U. S. .
Geronimo Garcia is a highly successful and internationally recognized graphic designer. He lives in El Paso, Texas. Benjamin Alire Saenz is an acclaimed writer for adults and teens. His novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe won a Printz Honor Award, the Pura Belpre, Lambda, and Stonewall Book Awards. Mr. Saenz lives in El Paso, Texas.
"Repetitious text, in both English and Spanish, that goes beyond basic vocabulary, will prove just challenging enough for second-grade readers. The story is also good for read-alouds; young listeners will chime in as Grandma Fina says all is 'wonderful.' Bright cartoon illustrations complement the text well." -School Library Journal
"The story will be an enjoyable read-aloud in either language as well as a title to offer to the newly independent reader who is not quite ready for a chapter book. Despite the proliferation of umbrellas, no rain falls in this sunny book and the umbrellas are used for protection from the heat." -ForeWord Magazine