BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
Sami is young boy who loves to speak English and Spanish. In fact, he likes to speak both languages at the same time. He calls this speaking in Spanglish. His abuela told him that these two languages don't mix. She told him to speak Spanish at home and English at school. Sami becomes confused and has a hard time. Pretty soon it becomes apparent that Sami needs to be who he wants to be and speak how he wants to speak.
Although the premise of this book was great, my daughter and I didn't enjoy it. It seemed a little too long and disjointed. I like that it celebrates the idea of being comfortable with who you are. This book could be used to supplement dual language immersion.
A. Criswell, English Language Arts Teacher
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