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Pérez, Amada Irma

Nana's Big Surprise / ¡Nana, qué sorpresa!

32 pp. | Children's | April, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-89239-190-5 $16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. After her husband, Tata, dies, Nana moves from Mexico to California to live with her extended family. Nana tries to forget her sorrows as she helps her grandchildren raise chickens, but no eggs are forthcoming. They finally realize that the chickens are roosters. Pérez's bilingual text is sweet but not too sappy. Gonzalez's inventive collages incorporate contemporary touches within her folk-art style.
Reviewer: Tim Wadham

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