Full name: Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Author: Duncan Tonatiuh Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780810938724 0810938723

From first-time Mexican author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes the story of two cousins, one in America and one in Mexico, and how their daily lives are different yet similar. Charlie takes the subway to school; Carlitos rides his bike. Charlie plays in fallen leaves; Carlitos plays among the local cacti. Dear Primo covers the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of two very different childhoods, while also emphasizing how alike Charlie and Carlitos are at heart. Spanish words are scattered among the English text, providing a wonderful way to introduce the language and culture of Mexico to young children. Inspired by the ancient art of the Mixtecs and other cultures of Mexico, Tonatiuh incorporates their stylized forms into his own artwork. Similar books: The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss Miss Suzy by Miriam Young Stone Soup by Ann McGovern The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burn The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits I Love You Daddy by Jillian Harker Doctor De Soto by William Steig Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting