La sorpresa cerúlea de César / César's Cerulean Surprise (Spanish Bilingual Edition)

The next installment in the bilingual “Storytelling Math” series begins with a family of four with tan skin and brown hair celebrating Gabi’s birthday. Her older brother, César, is excited that Gabi received the perfect gift, a fresh box of 64 crayons, since his are all old and broken. César asks to borrow the cerulean crayon, but little Gabi doesn’t know which crayon that is. Despite César offering to help, Gabi will not let him touch her crayons, setting off a playful search to discover which shade is cerulean. Through a series of yes/no questions, arranging, eliminating color sets, and a lot of patience from César, Gabi finally finds the cerulean crayon. Herrera’s illustrations use a kaleidoscope of color, softened by a gentle crayonlike texture that gives each scene a playful, hand‑drawn feel. The Spanish text is set in a slightly larger black font, with the English text appearing below it in a smaller purple font. The back matter includes guidance for further math exploration along with related game recommendations. There is also a pronunciation guide for the few Spanish words that appear within the English text. VERDICT A colorful addition to any math collection that weaves storytelling and math into a storytime pick.
—School Library Journal

Jenny Lacika grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she learned to work together with an older brother and a younger brother. She graduated from MIT after discovering how math could break down walls and open doors. Jenny is the author of Again, Essie?, winner of the Mathical Award, and Beto’s Berry Treasure. She lives in her hometown with her husband and two kids.

Laura Sandoval Herrera is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and designer born in Mexico. She earned her BFA in product design from Parsons School of Design and is pursuing her MFA in illustration at School of Visual Arts in New York. When she isn’t drawing or painting, she’s usually playing with her dog, Scribble, and her cat, Potato. This is her debut book.

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