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Platanos Are Love Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

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Platanos Are Love By Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

Platanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris


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Platanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told through a young girl's experiences in the kitchen with her abuela.

Abuela says, platanos are love.
I thought they were food.
But Abuela says they feed us in more ways than one.


With every pop of the tostones, mash of the mangu, and sizzle of the maduros, a little girl learns that platanos are her history, they are her culture, and-most importantly-they are love.

Platanos Are Love Reviews

Cooking plantains with Abuela, young Esme grows to appreciate her family lineage in this intergenerationally focused first-person tale . . . Rahman's digital illustrations use bright, warm colors for contemporary spreads and desaturated greens and browns to delineate scenes occurring in the past, contributing to a thoughtful story of legacy. -- Publishers Weekly
Text that incorporates unitalicized Spanish throughout and warm and inviting illustrations convey affection for both food and family and will leave readers hungry for platanos....A cozy story for the stomach and the soul. -- Kirkus Reviews

About Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

Alyssa Reynoso-Morris is a queer Afro-Latinx Dominican and Puerto Rican writer, wife, mother, and community organizer. During the day she is a chief of staff working with community members, nonprofit organizations, and government officials to make the world a better place. Then she puts her writer's hat on to craft heartfelt stories about home, family, food, and the fun places she has been. Alyssa was born and raised in the Bronx and currently lives in Philadelphia with her partner and daughter. Alyssa is honored to be a Musa with Las Musas Books which celebrates the diversity of voice, experience, and power of Latinx children's authors. She hopes you enjoy her stories.

Mariyah Rahman was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. She spent her earliest years climbing trees, digging for fossils, and drawing on walls with crayons. Today she is an illustrator for children's books and entertainment but has still never found a fossil.

Additional information

CIN1665902736G
9781665902731
1665902736
Platanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
Used - Good
Hardback
Simon & Schuster
20230411
40
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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