A gift from Abuela

"The first time Abuela held Niña, her heart overflowed with tenderness. And as Niña grows up, she and Abuela have a lot of fun doing simple things. Abuela decides that she wants to buy Niña a special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week. But then something terrible happens, an...

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Main Author: Ruiz, Cecilia (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"The first time Abuela held Niña, her heart overflowed with tenderness. And as Niña grows up, she and Abuela have a lot of fun doing simple things. Abuela decides that she wants to buy Niña a special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week. But then something terrible happens, and Abuela's dream of a surprise for Niña seems impossible. Luckily, the time they spend together and the love they have for each other are the best gifts of all."--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:0763692670
9780763692674
Author Notes:Cecilia Ruiz is an illustrator and graphic designer with an MFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is the author-illustrator of The Book of Memory Gaps . Born in Mexico City, Cecilia Ruiz now lives in New York City.