When Christmas feels like home

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Personal Author:

Griffith, Gretchen

Physical Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Series:

Fiction readalong ; 119

General Note:

"Published in 2013 by Albert Whitman & Company"--Title page verso.

Summary:

When his family moves from a small Mexican village to North Carolina, Eduardo asks how soon he will feel at home, and slowly his Tio Miguel's seemingly impossible replies come true until, at last, he can put out the Nativity scene he carved with his grandfather.

Subject Term:

Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction

Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction

Expectation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

Additional Credits:

Farías, Carolina, 1968-

Publication Info:

New York, NY : AV² by Weigl, [2015]

Subject:

Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction

Mexican Americans -- Juvenile fiction

Expectation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

North Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.

Emigrants

Foreign-born population

Foreign population

Foreigners

Migrants

State of North Carolina

Carolina del Norte

N.C. (North Carolina)

N. Car.

Noord-Carolina

Carolina d'o Norte

Estato de Carolina d'o Norte

Şimali Karolina

Штат Паўночная Караліна

Shtat Paŭnochnai͡a Karalina

Паўночная Караліна

Paŭnochnai͡a Karalina

Not Carolina

Sjeverna Carolina

Carolina an Norzh

Norzhkarolina

Северна Каролина

Severna Karolina

Щат Северна Каролина

Shtat Severna Karolina

Carolina del Nord

Çурçĕр Каролина

Śurśĕr Karolina

Severní Karolína

Gogledd Carolina

Náhookǫsjí Kééláanah Hahoodzo

Põhja-Carolina

Põhja-Carolina osariik

Βόρεια Καρολίνα

Voreia Karolina

Πολιτεία της Βόρειας Καρολίνας

Politeia tēs Voreias Karolinas

Estado de Carolina del Norte

Norda Karolino

Ipar Carolina

Caroline du Nord

Noard Karolina

Carolina Thuaidh

Carolina Hwoaie

Poyraz Karolina

Carolina a Tuath

Ар Карелайн

Ar Karelaĭn

Norda-Karolina

Nort Kárólínạ

Carolina Utara

Negara Bagian Carolina Utara

Kaaruuliinaa tunuviaq

Nigiq Carolina

Цæгат Каролинæ

T͡Sægat Karolinæ

Norður-Karólína

קרוליינה הצפונית

Ḳarolinah ha-Tsefonit

Karolina Gledh

Karolin dinò

Karolînaya Bakur

Йыдвел Каролина

Ĭydvel Karolina

Province of North Carolina

SAILS ISBN:

9781489623928

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Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-3-More an affirmation of patience and fortitude than a Christmas story, this heartwarming tale of one family's immigration experience focuses on Eduardo, a schoolboy uneasy about leaving his small village in Latin America and moving to the U.S. Mami assures him that he will feel more at home by the time they open the box containing the wood-carved Nativity set that Eduardo made with his grandfather. His Tio Miguel tells him about some of the things that will happen between now and then (a mountain will turn the color of the sun, pumpkins will smile, words will "float like clouds from your mouth."). As months go by, the seemingly impossible predictions come true, and Eduardo really does feel at home when Christmas preparations begin. The text is succinctly descriptive with a bit of Spanish vocabulary sprinkled into the dialogue. Warm, autumnal hues enhance the stylized illustrations, inviting readers to linger on expressive character details. A charming and worthwhile read for any time of year.-Linda Israelson, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this sensitive story, when a family relocates to an American town from an unnamed Latin American country, Eduardo seeks assurance about when he will feel at home. "First that mountain will turn the color of the sun," says Tio Miguel, adding that "pumpkins will smile" and the trees will resemble skeletons. "No se puede," is Eduardo's response, but as the seasons change and Eduardo makes friends, these and other promises comes to fruition. At Christmas, Eduardo finally feels at home as he arranges the family Nativity set he treasures. Farias's burnished paintings create a feeling of warmth and luminescence in every scene, while Griffith's soothing, poetic language delivers a comforting message about traditions and transitions. Ages 4-7. Illustrator's agent: Mela Bolinao, MB Artists. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Horn Book Review

Eduardo moves with his family from a village where the kids play ftbol to Sleepy Tree Lane, where the kids play football, ride school buses, carve jack-o-lanterns, eat Thanksgiving turkey, and put up Christmas trees. Homesickness aside, Eduardos immigration experience is conflict- (and drama-) free; but warmly colored, comfortably rounded illustrations do a wonderful job with the change of the seasons and the happy anticipation that the wait for Christmas can provide. roger sutton (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

When a little boy named Eduardo moves from a village in an unnamed Latin American country to a town in the United States, he struggles to feel at home in his new surroundings. Eduardo moves to the U.S. in the fall, bringing along his ftbol (soccer ball) and his family's box of Christmas decorations, with a hand-carved Nativity set that Eduardo cherishes. He loves playing ftbol, but the boys in his new neighborhood play football with a ball of a different shape. He starts school, but he struggles with English lessons, though he does well in math. Eduardo's parents and aunt and uncle gently encourage him to adjust, and gradually, he makes friends and participates in family celebrations at Halloween and Thanksgiving. On Christmas, Eduardo sets out the family's Nativity set and announces, "This is home." Eduardo's adjustment is perhaps a little too quickly resolved, but the genuine emotions and strong family support are sensitively portrayed. Spanish words and phrases are skillfully woven into the text, with each use defined through the illustrations, context, or by the word or phrase being repeated in English. Farias, an artist from Argentina, provides appealing illustrations with a muted palette matching Eduardo's mood. A gentle, lyrical story that can be read year-round as a sensitive exploration of the meaning of home. (Picture book. 4-8)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.