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Martina tiene muchas tías (Martina Has Too Many Tías)

Illustrated by Sara Palacios / Translated by Emily Carrero Mustelier

About The Book

Una niña callada que se abruma fácilmente por su escandalosa familia encuentra una tierra mágica y silenciosa en la que descubre lo que hace que un hogar sea un hogar en esta nueva versión del muy querido, alegre y mágico cuento folclórico caribeño “La cucarachita Martina.”

Las fiestas están llenas de tías con sus ropas coloridas y sus risas escandalosas. ¡Eso es demasiado para Martina! Por suerte, con tanto ruido, nadie nota cuando se da una escapada.

Martina se traslada a un lugar mágico —una isla cálida que le resulta familiar— en donde puede jugar en paz y tranquilidad. Martina está, por fin, en casa —pero ¿es realmente su hogar?

About The Author

Photograph Emma Otheguy

Emma Otheguy is the author of several books for young readers, including the picture books A Sled for Gabo and Martina Has Too Many Tías, the bilingual picture book Martí’s Song for Freedom, and the middle grade novels Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene, Cousins in the Time of Magic, Silver Meadows Summer, and, with Adam Gidwitz, The Madre de Aguas of Cuba, part of the Unicorn Rescue Society series. Visit her at EmmaOtheguy.com.

About The Illustrator

Photograph © Sara Palacios

Sara Palacios is the recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor for Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match and the illustrator of several other picture books, including A Song of Frutas, The Flying Girl, and Martina Has Too Many Tías. Sara graduated with a degree in graphic design and went on to earn BFA and MFA degrees in illustration from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. A native of Mexico, Sara now lives in San Francisco. Visit her at SaraPalaciosIllustrations.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (June 20, 2023)
  • Length: 40 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781534445864
  • Ages: 4 - 8

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Awards and Honors

  • Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
  • Bank Street Best Spanish Picture Books
  • Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year

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