Monday, February 17, 2025

A Maleta Full of Treasures by Natalia Sylvester and Juana Medina - OPTIONAL

A Maleta Full of Treasures
by Natalia Sylvester, illustrated by Juana Medina
. Dial (Penguin), 2024. $19. 9780593462423 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: SOME 

A girl's grandmother comes to visit from Peru and brings a maleta full of delicious treats, messages from her cousins and special things from abuela's home. 

The print is unusually small for a picture book. Lots of Spanish with no glossary, which is fine as this picture book is intended for a bilingual child. I liked the illustrations, and I liked the message that home isn't necessarily a placed you have been, but a place in your heart. 

Lisa Librarian

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