Picture book · Fiction
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Meg Medina; illustrated by Angela Dominguez
About the book
When Mia's grandmother moves in from far away, the two must find ways to understand each other across Spanish and English.
Reading notes
A warm story about language learning working in both directions within a family.
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Recognition
- ["Pura Belpré Author Honor (2016)"
- "Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor (2016)"]
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Book details
- Author
- Meg Medina
- Illustrator
- Angela Dominguez
- First published
- 2015
- Suggested ages
- Ages 4–8 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- family, language, hispanic heritage
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9781536221626 · Candlewick Press, 2021
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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