América Sueña (America's Dreaming Spanish Edition) - by Bob McKinnon (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

¿Alguna vez te has sentido solo? ¿Alguna vez has estado desesperado por pertenecer? América entiende esos sentimientos.

Afortunadamente, el nuevo maestro de América le muestra la carreta de bienvenida, que está llena de libros sobre figuras históricas que también tuvieron dificultad para ser aceptadas. Esa noche, mientras América duerme, Amelia Earhart, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King Jr. y Emma Lazarus se escapan de las hojas de los libros para compartir sus historias. De esa manera, inspiran a América para que regrese a la escuela al día siguiente y haga que sus sueños se vuelvan realidad.

Aunque nunca vemos a América, el texto lírico de Bob McKinnon y el arte único y extenso de Thai My Phuong ayudan a que los lectores vean el mundo a través de los ojos de América, y nos invitan a que seamos tanto bondadosos como valientes, ya que todos siempre merecen sentirse acogidos.

From New York Times bestselling author Bob McKinnon comes a story about seeking inspiration from our past to become our best selves in the future.

Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever desperately wanted to fit in? America understands how you feel.

America dreams of adventures, making new friends, and being strong. But America's first day at a new school turns out to be a nightmare.

Fortunately, America's new teacher introduces the Welcome Wagon--a cart filled with books about real-life historical figures who also had trouble feeling accepted. When America falls asleep that night, Amelia Earhart, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King Jr., and Emma Lazarus jump off the pages to share their stories--inspiring America to return to school the next day and make their dreams come true.

While we never see America, Bob McKinnon's lyrical writing and Thai My Phuong's unique, sweeping art helps readers see the world through America's eyes and encourages us all to be as kind as we are brave, because everyone always deserves to feel welcome.

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About the Author

THAI MY PHUONG es una ilustradora vietnamita que tiene una licenciatura de Bellas Artes en Diseño Interior. Tiene una gran pasión por contar historias de manera visual y por educar a través de editoriales internacionales, revistas, marcas comerciales y universidades. Actualmente, Phuong vive en Los Ángeles con su esposo.

Bob McKinnon (he/him) is a writer, podcast host, children's author, and teacher. What unites all of his work is the desire to help people move up in life--just as others have helped him. Learn more about his work and his own American dream story at movingupusa.com.

Ariela Rudy Zaltzman (she/her) is a multilingual and multicultural children's literature expert. She is the translator of several books, including Yo soy cada cosa buena by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James and En los naranjales by Andrea Cruz Floren. She is also the coauthor of the flight anxiety journal Why Are We Inside a Cloud? Ariela was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she studies the relationships between storytelling, language, and community building at the Harvard Divinity School.

Thai My Phuong (she/her) is a Vietnamese illustrator who graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in interior design. She has a deep passion for visual storytelling and teaching for international publishers, magazines, brands, and universities. Phuong currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband. Learn more at thaiphuong.net.