My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito

By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
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Bilingual English/Spanish. Five brothers, two parents, and a house full of visiting relatives make a young Mexican American girl feel crowded.

Description

Five little brothers, two parents, and a house full of visiting relatives make a young Mexican American girl feel crowded. She loves her family, but how can she get a little space of her own? This delightful memoir of a California childhood, by Amada Irma Pérez, sparkles with exuberance and wit.

Renowned painter Maya Christina Gonzalez brings the captivating scenes to life with bold colors and whimsical details. My Very Own Room gently teaches a valuable lesson about the strength of family and the importance of dreams.

About the Creators

Amada Irma Perez

Amada Irma Pérez is a third-grade teacher in Oxnard, California, and a leading advocate of programs encouraging multicultural understanding. Like many of her students, Amada Irma was born in Mexico and came to the United States as a young child. My Very Own Room is based on her own family story. She lives with her family in Ventura, California.

Maya Gonzalez

Maya Gonzalez is an award-winning children’s book artist, author, activist and progressive educator. Their work addresses systemic inequity in relation to race/ethnicity, sexism, and cissexism using children’s books as radical agents of change and healing, both personally and culturally. Gonzalez co-founded Reflection Press, a POC, queer and trans owned independent publishing house that uses holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for kids and grown-ups. They are also the creator of the Gender Wheel, a tool to express the dynamic, infinite and inclusive reality of gender, and provides lectures and workshops to educators, parents and caregivers. Visit them online at mayagonzalez.com.

Awards

  • Américas Award

    Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

  • Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award

    Texas State University College of Education

Reviews

  • "A deserving purchase for bilingual and larger picture book collections."

    - School Library Journal

  • "The bilingual first-person narrative realistically portrays a child who can take charge and make changes. . . Gonzalez's use of curved lines and warm colors adds to the overall sense of family unity and security."

    - The Horn Book

Paperback

  • ISBN 9780892392230
  • Price $11.95
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 2013
  • Trim Size 9.75 × 10.3 in
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1120

    • Interests

  • Imprint Children's Book Press
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Family / Multigenerational
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Themes Bilingual, Biography / Memoir, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Collaboration, Conflict resolution, Dreams & Aspirations, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fiction, Friendship, Gratitude, Home, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Imagination, Immigration, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Mothers, Nonfiction, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Overcoming Obstacles, Poverty, Realistic Fiction, Self Control / Self Regulation, Sharing & Giving, Siblings

    • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 7 - 10
  • Grade Range Grades 2 - 5
  • Guided Reading L
  • Spanish Guided Reading M
  • ATOS Book Level 3.9
  • DRA 24
  • Interest Level Grades 2 - 5
  • Lexile Level 700
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent

    • Resources

    My Very Own Room – Mi propio cuartito Teachers Guide
    My Very Own Room – Mi propio cuartito Teachers Guide

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