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Title details for With Lots of Love by Jenny Torres Sanchez - Available

With Lots of Love

by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Marisa Blake
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A beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United States, and everything she leaves behind and longs for—especially her Abuela—as she makes a new life.
Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life—Abuela’s cooking, Abuela’s pinata creations, Abuela’s warm hugs, and of course, Abuela herself most of all. But Abuela finds a way to send Rocio something special just in time for her birthday—a gift wrapped with lots of love—and that fills Rocio to the brim.

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  • Release date

    March 8, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593504147
      • File size: 2590 KB
      • Duration: 00:05:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Bilingual narrator Marisa Blake's voice is full of warmth; it pairs perfectly with this beautiful story of familial love. It is Rocio's birthday. She is in a new home in a new country. Now living in the U.S., she misses her old home in Mexico with her abuela and extended family. Rocio misses the grocery store that Abuela owns. She misses the colorful homemade pi�atas, chiles, and sweets--the small things. Little does Rocio know that Abuela has a birthday surprise planned for her even though she is far away. Blake's voice is like warm sunshine, making this audiobook a delightful listening experience. Children and adults will enjoy this story with its colorful descriptions and Blake's tenderness. A.M. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 27, 2022
      In Torres
      Sanchez’s picture book debut, young Rocio moves from an unspecified Central American country to the U.S. There, she’s no longer able to appreciate her abuela’s tortillas and piñatas, nor visit the small grocery store “where her grandmother sold fresh fruits and/ vegetables, pan dulce, and ice pops.” In lyrical text, Rocio reminisces on all the things she misses, from Abuela’s honey-drizzled buñelos to gazing at the night sky to “the pretty song of her language.” When Rocio receives a package from Abuela, though, she learns how to send and receive love, even from afar (“Rocio blew Abuela a good-night kiss” that lands “back home, on Abuela’s cheek”). Ceolin’s striking, pattern-rich illustrations and vibrant color palette complement sensory-oriented text (“The smell of spicy peppers and burnt sugar danced in her nose. And Abuela’s gentle voice danced in her ears”), integrating details that visually join Rocio’s previous life to her new home in a touching story about intergenerational love and connection. Most characters are portrayed with light brown skin. Ages 4–8.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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