The little house of hope / by Terry Catasús Jennings ; illustrated by Raul Colón.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780823447169
- 0823447162
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Friends & Neighbors | JENNINGS TERRY CA | Available | 33111010987895 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Friends & Neighbors | JENNINGS TERRY CA | Available | 33111010855506 | ||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's Picturebook | JENNINGS TERRY CA | Available | 33111009439486 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they rent a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there's room enough to share with a whole community.
"It was a little house. Una casita . . .
It was small.
It smelled like old wet socks. . .
But even though they were far from home,
The family was together."
As Esperanza and her family settle into their new house, they all do their part to make it a home. When other immigrant families need a place to stay, it seems only natural for the family in la casita to help. Together they turn the house into a place where other new immigrants can help one another. Esperanza is always the first to welcome them to la casita. It's a safe place in a new land.
Terry Catasus Jennings first came from Cuba to the U.S. in 1961, when she was twelve years old. With The Little House of Hope , she tells an inspiring, semi-autobiographical story of how immigrants can help each other find their footing in a new country.
A Spanish edition, La Casita de Esperanza, will be released simultaneously.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
"A Neal Porter book."
"When Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they buy a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there's room enough to share with a whole community"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages: 4 to 8 Holiday House.
Grades: K-1 Holiday House.