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Colato Laínez, René

My Shoes and I

32 pp. | Boyds | February, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-385-6 $16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck. Sturdy shoes and a familiar Hispanic nursery rhyme comfort Mario as he and his father make their way, by bus and by foot, from El Salvador to the United States. Colato Laínez's text has some gaps (why is Mario's mother alone in America? is Mario an illegal immigrant?), but Broeck's use of color and shadow yields powerful visuals that convey the difficulty and danger of the trek north.
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky

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