When Christmas Feels Like Home - Hardcover

Griffith, Gretchen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807588725 ISBN 13: 9780807588727

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2013

Synopsis

After moving from a small village in Mexico to a town in the United States, Eduardo is sure it will never feel quite like home. The other children don't speak his language and they do not play fútbol. His family promises him that he will feel right at home by the time Christmas comes along, when "your words float like clouds from your mouth" and "trees will ride on cars." With whimsical imagery and a sprinkling of Spanish vocabulary, Gretchen Griffith takes readers on a multicultural journey with Eduardo who discovers the United States is not so different from Latin America and home is wherever family is.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Eduardo's family is moving from Latin America to the United States, so he must leave his friends behind and embrace his new surroundings. But the United States doesn't feel like home--until it's Christmas.

About the Author:

Gretchen Griffith is a former teacher whose career covered multiple levels from Head Start to college freshman. She currently serves as the Carolinas volunteer coordinator for students who go abroad with AFS, a cultural exchange program. She has published in Highlights for Children, written professional curriculum guides, and published her first nonfiction book for adults in 2012. This is her first book for children. She lives in Lenoir, North Carolina. Her website is www.gretchengriffith.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0807588725
• ISBN 13: 9780807588727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Farias Carolina