ISBN: 1613124406 9781613124406

Category: Juvenile Fiction / General

Page count: 32

<b>Two cousins—one in the United States and one in Mexico—learn their lives aren’t so different in this charming picture book from award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh</b><br><br><b>A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book!</b><br> <br> Meet Charlie and Carlitos.<br> Charlie lives in America.<br> Carlitos, his primo, lives in Mexico.<br> Charlie takes the subway to school, plays basketball with his friends, and loves pizza.<br> Carlitos rides his bicicleta to school and enjoys playing fútbol at recess, and his favorite meal is quesadillas.<br> Their lives appear different, but do Charlie and Carlitos have more in common than it seems?<br> <br> Through his artwork and story, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh introduces young readers to a very timely idea<b>—</b>that community is larger than just neighborhoods and schools.<br>