Mis dos pueblos fronterizos

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A Spanish-language edition of My Two Border Towns, a picture book debut by award-winning author David Bowles. Cover may vary. Un sabado por la manana, un nino se prepara para un viaje al Otro Lado / the Other Side. Esta cerca, solo bajando la calle y pasando su escuela, el pueblo gemelo de la comunidad donde vive. Su padre maneja su camioneta sobre un puente para cruzar el Rio Grande y llegar a Mexico, donde son recibidos por la estatua gigante de un aguila. Sus visitas siempre incluyen almuerzo en su restaurante favorito, una platica en la joyeria del tio Mateo, una paleta bien fria, y una vuelta a la farmacia. En su parada final y mas importante, pasan tiempo con amigos que buscan asilo y les entregan los suministros que tanto necesitan. Mis dos pueblos fronterizos de David Bowles, con ilustraciones de Erika Meza, es la carinosa historia del ritual semanal de un padre y su hijo, una demostraci n de atenci n comunitaria y un homenaje a la fluidez, complejidad y vitalidad de la vida en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Mexico.

David Bowles grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. As a kid, he would regularly cross the border with his father to visit family, buy historietas, and watch movies. It's a tradition he continued with his own children, making sure they became part of the transnational community he loves so much. David has written many books that center Mexican Americans in the borderlands, including the award-winning They Call Me G ero and the 13th Street series. My Two Border Towns, available in English and Spanish, is his debut picture book.

"Characters' friendly greetings, the vibrant illustrations, and the thoughtful actions of this father and son come together to create a feeling of warmth and hope, while also bringing to the forefront the plight of so many like Elder and his family. An excellent addition to Spanish picture-book collections." -Booklist, starred review "Bowle's picture-book debut weaves weightier realities into a story of ordinary border town life, and does so with a gentle hand." -The Horn Book, starred review "Meza (Balloons for Papa) pours artistry into mixed-media images of the towns, which mirror each other across the river... the father and son look forward-with warmth and care-to a 'wonderful day,' when passage between the border towns isn't limited." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Beautiful, honest, complex." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review