Snapshots from the Wedding - Couverture souple

Soto, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0698117522 ISBN 13 : 9780698117525

Editeur : Puffin Books, 1998

Synopsis

Snapshots from the Wedding "There's nothing like a wedding, and this book about a wedding is not quite like any other. . . . Maya, the flower girl, is the lens through which the action is seen. All of the fun of a wedding is here: the altar boy with the dirty sneakers under his gown, Maya putting pitted black olives on each of her fingers, the kids whacking each other with balloons. . . . The choice of three dimensional art Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

★"The text, sprinkled with Spanish words, is eloquent and funny -- and it deftly captures the flavor of a Latino wedding, compete with Mariachi band. Garcia's singular, deliciously creative artwork...is eye-catching." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

★"There's nothing like a wedding, and this book about a wedding is not quite like any other....Maya, the flower girl, is the lens through which the action is seen. All of the fun of a wedding is here: the altar boy with the dirty sneakers under his gown, Maya putting pitted black olives on each of her fingers, the kids whacking each other with balloons....The choice of three dimensional artwork was inspired." -- Booklist (starred review)

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award for Illustration
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Winner

Biographie de l'auteur :

Born in Fresno, California, to Mexican American parents, Gary Soto is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer. The awards for this multitalented author are many, ranging from the US Award for International Poetry Forum to a Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, and was nominated for a National Book Award. His other credits include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the California Arts Council. When he is not writing, Mr. Soto serves as a volunteer English teacher at his church. He lives with his wife, Carolyn, and their daughter, Mariko, in Berkeley, California.

Stephanie Garcia is the illustrator of the award-winning children’s book Snapshots from the Wedding.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Puffin Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0698117522
• ISBN 13: 9780698117525
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Garcia Stephanie