Overview
Take a moment to stop and smell the flowers on a colorful visit to a flower shop in this bilingual board book series that introduces the youngest of readers to the community around them. Welcome to Mrs. Rosario’s flower shop. Bienvenido a la florería de la Señora Rosario. In Mrs. Rosario’s flower shop, there are so many beautiful flowers for sale—from roses and rosemary to lilacs and lilies! Learn their names in both English and Spanish, then pick your favorite for a special gathering at the senior center. Will you choose a pretty daisy/margarita? Or a fragrant hydrangea/hortensia? They are all so lovely! In this bilingual series from Lourdes Heuer and Zara González Hoang, readers are invited to make a stop at a different teeny tienda in each bright board book and celebrate with the vibrant, diverse community that frequents it.
Full Product Details
Author: Lourdes Heuer ,
Zara González Hoang
Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Edition: Bilingual edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 18.40cm
Weight: 0.261kg
ISBN: 9781536226607
ISBN 10: 1536226602
Pages: 20
Publication Date: 17 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 0 to 3 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Board book
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Readers visit a small flower shop in this amiable bilingual board book. . . a charming vocabulary primer with plenty of flower power. —Publishers Weekly Different types of flowers are introduced in English and Spanish, and lovely illustrations accompany them to showcase the colorful wonders of the shop. . . Charming. —School Library Journal
Author Information
Lourdes Heuer holds an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is an associate professor of English at Broward College in South Florida. She is the author of the picture book On This Airplane, illustrated by Sara Palacios, and Esme’s Birthday Conga Line, illustrated by Marissa Valdez. Lourdes is the child of Cuban refugees who fled to Spain in 1969 and lived above a city toy store until she was eight, when she moved to the United States. She now lives in Florida with her family. Zara González Hoang is a children’s author and illustrator. She’s the creator of the picture book A New Kind of Wild and the illustrator of the picture books Thread of Love by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal and Mi Casa Is My Home by Laurenne Sala. Zara González Hoang lives with her family outside of Washington, DC.
