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Cultivando a un artista (Growing an Artist)

La historia de un jardinero paisajista y su hijo

Illustrated by John Parra / Translated by Adriana Domínguez

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About The Book

El galardonado artista John Parra nos trae un conmovedor y engañosamente simple cuento infantil ilustrado inspirado por su propia niñez, sobre el lazo entre padre e hijo, el valor de trabajar duro y los vínculos que existen entre la naturaleza, el arte y la creatividad.

Hoy es el gran día: ¡la primera vez que su papá lleva a Juanito a ayudarlo en su trabajo de contratista de jardinería! A lo largo del día, Juanito dibuja todo lo que le llama la atención: un nido lleno de pajaritos, un vivero con hilera tras hilera de plantas y flores, y muchas cosas más. Papá e hijo van de casa en casa podando, quitando maleza, cortando pasto y convirtiendo a patios descuidados y caóticos en lugares hermosos.

Algunos de los clientes no aprecian los esfuerzos de papi, como el compañero de clase de Juanito, quien pretende no reconocerlo. Pero papi siempre se siente orgulloso de haber lanzado su propio negocio y de la calidad de su trabajo. Al final del día, quizás Juanito también tenga la oportunidad de utilizar sus tendencias artísticas para diseñar jardines, igual que su papi.

About The Author

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John Parra

John Parra’s illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey, Wall, by Susan Verde, which School Library Journal called “a must-purchase” in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.

About The Illustrator

Photo courtesy of the author
John Parra

John Parra’s illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey, Wall, by Susan Verde, which School Library Journal called “a must-purchase” in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (May 17, 2022)
  • Length: 40 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781665903882
  • Ages: 4 - 8

Awards and Honors

  • Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
  • Tejas Star Reading List (TX)
  • Bank Street Best Spanish Picture Books

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