Old Clothes for Dinner?!
Nathalie Alonso author Natalia Rojas Castro illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Barefoot Books Ltd
Published:12th Mar '24
Should be back in stock very soon
“Cleverly written and laugh-out-loud funny, this infinitely re-readable picture book is ripe with social-emotional learning opportunities around misunderstanding, as well as serving as a warm welcome into Cuban culture” – Barnes & Noble
Magaly loves the yummy Cuban food her Abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when Magaly’s sweater goes missing, she discovers that Abuela is making ropa vieja for dinner. Old clothes for dinner? Yuck! Now Magaly must hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. A silly story of misunderstandings!
- Endnotes feature other imaginative names of food around the world, facts about Cuba, Spanish vocabulary
- Includes two delicious recipes for ropa vieja and arroz con leche.
“A hilarious mistranslation has a young girl fearing she’ll have to eat something unsavory . . . Both text and visuals convey sensory experiences such as smells and flavors and paint a portrait of a loving Cuban American immigrant family and their traditions” – Kirkus Reviews
“This appealing book celebrates family values passed along through cooking and culture” – School Library Journal
“Old Clothes For Dinner?! is a humorous story of a misunderstanding a little girl has with the food her grandmother is making for dinner” – YA Books Central
ISBN: 9798888590690
Dimensions: 273mm x 216mm x 4mm
Weight: 168g
32 pages