Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas Y Cancioncitas - by Lynn Reiser (Paperback)

About the Book

Written in English and Spanish, this companion to Reiser's "Cherry Pies and Lullabies" tells another story of family love--this time within a Costa Rican culture. Extraordinary folk-art paintings by "Corazones Valientes", an organization of Costa Rican women artists, accompany the tale. Full color.

Book Synopsis

This bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries.

From great-grandmother to grandmother to mother to daughter, four generations embrace family tradition in slightly different ways. But one thing never changes: the love they have for one another.

De la bisabuela a la abuela a la mamá a la hija, cuatro generaciones adoptan las tradiciones familiares de maneras ligeramente diferentes. Sólo una cosa nunca cambia: el amor que se tienen.

As a five-star review from a parent put it: "It's great for kids who want to know Spanish and English!"

From the Back Cover

From great-grandmother to grandmother to mother to daughter, four generations embrace family tradition in slightly different ways. But one thing never changes: the love they have for one another.

De la bisabuela a la abuela a la mamá a la hija, cuatro generaciones adoptan las tradiciones familiares de maneras ligeramente diferentes. Sólo una cosa nunca cambia: el amor que se tienen.

Review Quotes

"Every time it was the same, but different." That is the thematic refrain that pulls together four short stories about four generations of mothers and daughters who each make tortillas, gather flowers, wash clothes and sing lullabies in this bright, English-Spanish bilingual book. --"San Francisco Ecaminer & Chronicle, " November 1998