My Tata’s Remedies

Los remedios de mi Tata
By Roni C. Ashford, Antonio Castro L.
Hardcover: $17.95

A bilingual story of family and traditional wisdom: Tata teaches grandson Aaron natural remedies through healing neighbors and family.

Description

Aaron has asked his grandfather Tata to teach him about the healing remedies he uses. Tata is a neighbor and family elder. People come to him all the time for his soothing solutions and for his compassionate touch and gentle wisdom. Tata knows how to use herbs, teas, and plants to help each one. His wife, Grandmother Nana, is there too, bringing delicious food and humor to help Tata’s patients heal. An herbal remedies glossary at the end of the book includes useful information about each plant, plus botanically correct drawings.

About the Creators

Roni C. Ashford
Roni C. Ashford

Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford grew up in the Sonoran desert on the Arizona side of the U.S.-Mexico border. She was a bilingual preschool and elementary school teacher for over thirty years. Now retired, she works as an author, editor, and translator.

Antonio Castro L.

Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and has lived in the Juarez-El Paso area for most of his life. He was awarded a prestigious Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor for his illustrations in My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata. He has also illustrated several other picture books for Cinco Puntos Press, including The Gum Chewing Rattler and My Pet Rattlesnake.

Awards

  • Américas Award Commended Title

    Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

  • International Latino Book Award Winner

    Empowering Latino Futures

  • Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor

    American Library Association (ALA)

  • ALSC Notable Children's Books

    American Library Association (ALA)

Reviews

  • "So many cultural treasures are dependent on word-of-mouth transmission, and this story encourages grandparents to lovingly pass on their knowledge to eager grandchildren and family members."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "Remarkable, realistic watercolor illustrations reveal the emotions felt by the sufferers, while the bilingual text conveys Tata's expertise in alleviating their discomfort and in teaching his grandson about natural remedies. . . An illuminating glimpse into a tradition not often addressed in children's literature."

    - Booklist
  • "A lovely intergenerational story. . . The bilingual text is strong, and the story will appeal to those looking for loving intergenerational relationships and Latino family traditions."

    - School Library Journal
  • "In this beautifully constructed book, the topic of traditional natural medicine takes center stage . . . Roni Rivera-Ashford portrays a loving intergenerational relationship between Tata Gus and Aaron, one in which wisdom and knowledge are patiently passed down from grandfather to grandson."Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

    - Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781935955917
  • Price $17.95
  • Publication Date May 05, 2015
  • Trim Size 11 × 8.5 in
  • Weight 1.0625 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Interests

  • Imprint Cinco Puntos Press
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Family / Multigenerational
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Science & Nature / Environment
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
  • Themes Bilingual, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Environment / Nature, Families, Fiction, Food, Grandparents, Holidays / Traditions, Home, Kindness / Caring, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Nature / Science, Neighbors, Realistic Fiction, Sharing & Giving, Spanish
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 11
  • Grade Range Grades 1 - 6
  • Guided Reading T
  • Spanish Guided Reading S
  • ATOS Book Level 4
  • DRA 44
  • Interest Level Grades K - 6
  • Reading Level 5
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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