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![]() My mom works a lot. She always comes home with a beautiful smile. But I know that she is very tired.
Through her words and drawings, a young girl invites readers into her humble home and introduces us to her brother Luis, her grandparents, and her mother. Her story puts a face on the experience of families with immigrant parents, while her memorable voice brings out the humor, struggle, and love of every day. No matter how different our lives might be, there is much we have in common with families of any shape or size: what helps us keep going is the love and care we give each other. FREE printable Activity Guide![]()
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![]() A través de sus palabras y dibujos, una niña invita a los lectores a su humilde hogar y nos presenta a su hermano Luis, sus abuelos y su mamá. Su historia pone un rostro a la experiencia de familias con padres inmigrantes, mientras que su memorable voz resalta el humor, la lucha y el amor de cada día. No importa cuán diferentes sean nuestras vidas, hay mucho que tenemos en común con familias de cualquier forma o tamaño: lo que nos ayuda a seguir adelante es el amor y el cuidado que nos brindamos unos a otros.
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Rosalinda is a girl like no other in her neighborhood, and she is proud of it. She likes how cutting her hair short keeps it out of the way and lets it fit under her baseball cap. She isn’t afraid to climb trees to rescue stranded cats. But her family watches and worries.
“This girl is a tomboy,” her father would say. “She only wants to climb trees and ride her bike.”
“This girl is a tomboy,” her mother would say. “She only wants to wear pants and baseball hats.”
“This girl is a tomboy,” her abuelito would say. “She burps louder than a man.”
“She is a growing girl,” her abuelita would say. “Leave her alone!”
Despite their fears, Rosalinda is happy to spend her days exploring the woods, playing pickup baseball games, and doing tricks on her bike. Her friend young Lucindo, the second-best climber in the neighborhood, doesn’t care that his own hair is longer than Rosalinda’s, and he thinks it is spectacular that she can burp louder than anyone he knows.
Rosalinda grows, and with her grow her family’s worries. But by being herself, she will find love and happiness for herself and for those around her!
By gently challenging gender stereotypes and affirming a young girl’s choice of who she wants to be, this charming story shows children—and everyone in the family—that there are many different ways of being, and love and joy can be found by embracing the differences in each other and in themselves.
“This girl is a tomboy,” her father would say. “She only wants to climb trees and ride her bike.”
“This girl is a tomboy,” her mother would say. “She only wants to wear pants and baseball hats.”
“This girl is a tomboy,” her abuelito would say. “She burps louder than a man.”
“She is a growing girl,” her abuelita would say. “Leave her alone!”
Despite their fears, Rosalinda is happy to spend her days exploring the woods, playing pickup baseball games, and doing tricks on her bike. Her friend young Lucindo, the second-best climber in the neighborhood, doesn’t care that his own hair is longer than Rosalinda’s, and he thinks it is spectacular that she can burp louder than anyone he knows.
Rosalinda grows, and with her grow her family’s worries. But by being herself, she will find love and happiness for herself and for those around her!
By gently challenging gender stereotypes and affirming a young girl’s choice of who she wants to be, this charming story shows children—and everyone in the family—that there are many different ways of being, and love and joy can be found by embracing the differences in each other and in themselves.