María Mariposa

Karla Arenas Valenti author Ana Ramírez González illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Chronicle Books

Published:15th Aug '24

Should be back in stock very soon

María Mariposa cover

From Pura Belpré Awardwinning author Karla Arenas Valenti and New York Times–bestselling illustrator Ana Ramírez González comes a lyrical children's book about finding confidence, embracing identity, and recognizing that your unique self is more than enough.

A gift from Mexico alights on María Mariposa’s windowsill on her first day of school in a brand-new country: “¡Una mariposa!” / “A butterfly!” And with the butterfly, in comes magic. Filled from her toes to her new butterfly wings with memories of home, María knows exactly who she is. But when everything at school is different and strange, doubt begins to make María’s confidence fade away. The place she comes from, the community she loves, the magic inside her . . . does any of it really belong in her new life?

With courage and compassion, this picture book confronts the most difficult moments—and feelings—of being new, sweeping readers up in a powerful celebration of the magic we each contribute to the world.

“Warm and compelling, sure to have hearts soaring.” —Kirkus Reviews 
“Come for the simple but important story of strength in cultural roots, stay for the gentle magic in the pictures, bursting with color and

framing the ordinary world as something brighter, better. Immigration and individualism in one gorgeous package.”— School Library Journal

ISBN: 9781797207933

Dimensions: 222mm x 241mm x 10mm

Weight: 417g

52 pages