Category: fiction

Carlota no dice ni pío (Spanish Edition)
by José Carlos Andrés (Author) and Emilio Urberuaga (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Little Carlota is timid and afraid to speak. One day, by accident, she is locked inside the pantry, alone with only tomato cans and marmalade jars around her. Using her voice will be the only way to help her get out of there.

Carlota no habla. Todo el mundo la entiende tan solo con sus gestos y miradas. Hasta que un día, persiguiendo a su amigo Tom el ratón, entra en la despensa y la puerta se cierra de golpe. La niña se queda encerrada. ¿Qué hará Carlota? Parece que la forma de salir de allí tiene que ver simplemente con el uso de su voz.

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Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome
by Kat Zhang (Author) and Charlene Chua (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Amy’s class has a new student from China! Amy tries hard to make Lin feel included, but she can’t draw him out of his shell. Then she sees Lin chattering happily in Chinese with his family. The gears in her head start to turn, and a plan blossoms. Step one: invite Lin to her dumpling party . . .

Snippet: During show-and-tell Amy picks Lin to share his favorite sport. He holds up a soccer ball but doesn’t say a word.

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