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Mami's magic words

When her Spanish teacher asks the class to share a word that sparks magic in them, Karena realizes that many of her favorite words, like polochâe, are a blend of English and Dominican Spanish spoken by her mother.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Valdez, Kiara (Author)
Other Authors:	Sâanchez Ayala, Richy (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, 2026.
Subjects:	Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction. Love > Juvenile fiction. Dominican Americans > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	When her Spanish teacher asks the class to share a word that sparks magic in them, Karena realizes that many of her favorite words, like polochâe, are a blend of English and Dominican Spanish spoken by her mother.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; cm
Audience:	Ages Ages 4-8 Grades 2-3
ISBN:	9780593691106 0593691105
Author Notes:	Kiara Valdez is an Afro-Dominican writer and graphic novel editor from New York City (shout out to Washington Heights). She graduated from Williams College with a double major in English Literature and Japanese, and spends her free time reading, writing, and enjoying a long list of other hobbies she can't keep up with. She writes graphic novels, pictures books, and story books that include titles such as Dear Dad (with Jay Jay Patton and Markia Jenai), Marvel's Little Groot, Big Feelings and We Are Groot (both with Wendy Tan), and Mami's Magic Words (with Richy Sanchez Ayala). Richy Sanchez Ayala was born in the Dominican Republic. He has learned to appreciate his beloved slice of paradise but also to seek out new horizons. He works in fine art, illustration, visual development and animation; regardless of what he's working on, the child in him always manages to sneak in. He currently lives in San Francisco.