From the Caldecott Medal - winning team behind Smoky Night (1994),
the story of a migrant family returning to Mexico for the Christmas
holidays. Carlos and his sisters are not at all sure that "home" is
Mexico, although they were born there. It is difficult for them to
understand their parents' enthusiasm for the long journey and for
the tiny town of La Perla at the end of it. A tender revelation,
when Carlos realizes that his parents left the place they deeply
loved to provide their children with "opportunities," ties the tale
of the journey to the season, the moment, and the future. Diaz
creates an explosion of color in his familiar format of a visual
environment that is whole and entire: He designed the eccentric,
legible typeface; set the framed illustrations and text blocks on
digitally enhanced photographs of flowers, pottery, baskets, and
folk art; and filled the pictures with his signature saturated
colors in bold, broad planes. These do not bind readers to the tale
any more than the words do, hinting at the depth of parental love
and sacrifice while distancing children from genuine understanding.
An affectionate, but not exceptional offering. (Kirkus Reviews)
Christmas is coming and Carlos and his family are going home-driving south across the border to Mexico. But Mexico doesn't seem like home to Carlos, even though he and his sisters were born there. Can home be a place you don't really remember?
At first, La Perla doesn't seem very different from the other villages they pass through. But then Carlos is swept into the festivities by Grandfather, Aunt Ana, and the whole village. Finally, Carlos begins to understand Mama and Papa's love for the place they left behind, and realizes that home can be anywhere, because it stays in the hearts of the people who love you.
Eve Bunting and David Diaz-the Caldecott Medal-winning team behind Smoky Night- collaborated once again to create a dazzling picture book that glows with holiday joy and the spirit of Mexico.
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