Author(s): Francisco X. Alarcon
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 31
Publisher: Children's Book Press,U.S.
Language: English,
Date Published: 2013-04-01
Dimensions: 195.6 x 266.7 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: San Francisco, United States
Edition: Bilingual
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

In their final collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarcon and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter--by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras. We see a city where people are bridges to each other and children sing poetry in two languages. A family frolic in the snow reminds the poet of the iguanas playing by his grandmother's house in Mexico. We are dazzled by the promise of seedling redwoods--like all children--destined to be the ancestors of tomorrow. Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has once again created a spirited family of children and adults who swing their way through colorful pages. Collages of old maps of Mexico and California provide intriguing backgrounds, and fun-loving iguanas peek out at us from the most surprising places.