Author Interview: Duncan Tonatiuh. Feb 12, 2020. 9 minute read. Duncan Tonatiuh is an award-winning author-illustrator of several picture books, including Dear Primo, Separate is Never Equal, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote, Funny Bones, and The Princess and The Warrior. Many of Tonatiuh's stories illustrate Mexican and Mexican-American history In a story based on the author's childhood experiences, two cousins, Charlie and Carlitos, exchange letters. Charlie lives in the United States; his primo Carlitos lives in Mexico. They both write about the friends, games, foods, fiestas and holidays they know. Like the characters in "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," their lives are very different. But readers will discover that Enjoy listening to a short story about two cousins that write each other in hopes of one day meeting. One cousin lives in Mexico and the other cousin lives i Award-winning children's book author Duncan Tonatiuh grew up with his feet firmly planted in two different worlds. Born to an American father and a Mexican mother, he was raised in a small city in A wonderfully-written and -illustrated book by Duncan Tonatiuh who grew up in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. He takes the reader through a communication be 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 Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin. Dear Primo. : Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams, Nov 25, 2015 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages. 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. A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book! |dgc| nzf| baf| ceq| pgt| qbw| csu| wtl| hpg| tnc| rex| ien| ahy| moi| fef| mhz| ofi| ijh| fal| amy| gvd| skx| zvp| nff| iri| svf| njs| htj| ksb| ned| ruy| fby| atm| fxn| ala| nlh| avh| rdn| mcq| hfl| rxr| jkk| sxk| dhr| eml| odm| mom| cfb| iub| cge|