{"product_id":"pulpo-guisado-paperback","title":"Pulpo Guisado - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her! Award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez's delightfully meta story is now in Spanish.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Picture Book of the Year in Spanish!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. \" Tenga cuidado!\" Ramsey shouts. \"Be careful!\" But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully illustrated picture book, drawn from the author's childhood memories, celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Latinx culture and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an author's note and the Velasquez family recipe for Octopus Stew! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna selección del Junior Library Guild\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Velasquez' awards include the John Steptoe \/ Coretta Scott King Award for new talent, a Pura Belpré Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Carter G. Woodson Award. For Holiday House, he both wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eLooking for Bongo\u003c\/i\u003e, and he illustrated \u003ci\u003eOl' Clip-Clop: A Ghost Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia C. McKissack (Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award Winner, Georgia Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year--Outstanding Merit) and \u003ci\u003eNew Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e by Susan Lynn Meyer (Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award). The son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents who encouraged music and storytelling, Eric grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. As a child, he loved superheroes, comics and drawing, much like the boy in \u003ci\u003eOctopus Stew\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.5 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727352860735,"sku":"9780823452514","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/11515ffdd357fcf155b41330a2d09631.webp?v=1765114500","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pulpo-guisado-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}