num_pages: 32
description: In this poignant empowering picture book debut a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city.Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes puddle-jumping and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not always as fun. On the bus and at the grocery store people are impatient and suspicioussometimes they even yell. Sad angry and scared the storys young narrator decides not to leave home again...until a moment of empowerment helps her see the strength she and Abuelita share when they face the world together. Warm expressive illustrations by Rafael Mayani highlight the tenderness in Abuelita and the narrators relationship.
language: English
title: Abuelita and Me
publisher: Annick Press