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School Library Journal
Starred Review on August 1, 2018 | Back To School
K-Gr 2-A beautiful and inclusive story that encourages children to find the beauty in their own lives and share it with the world. A young girl with brown skin and curly black hair stays home through the summer to watch over her younger sister while her classmates travel to distant lands. A young boy from Venezuela arrives in his new school and finds the children in his class do not speak his language. Another child brings a lunch that her classmates find too strange while another isn't physically able to keep up with the pl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Venezuelan immigrant Rigoberto looks crestfallen when the class laughs at his name; other classmates feel left out when friends make fun of their lunch foods. And ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Venezuelan immigrant Rigoberto looks crestfallen when the class laughs at his name; other classmates feel left out when friends make fun of their lunch foods. And ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More