I'll Be the Moon is a heartening immigration story about a child's courage and the distance traveled to be with loved ones. The moon inspires and shepherds the child and mother on their journey North to reunite with her father. It also reminds her of home and her abuela and her small town. Most importantly, the moon helps her dream and pushes her forward. With vivid and picturesque words by Phillip D. Cortez and imaginative illustrations by Mafs Rodríguez Alpide, I'll Be the Moon shows how la luna brings light to the darkness and guides us to those we love.
The imagination comes alive as a young boy tells the reader what he sees when he closes his eyes. Written by Phillip D. Cortez and illustrated by Nacho Garcia, When I Close My Eyes is a powerfully imaginative poem takes the reader to a place where lemon drop candy pours like rain and tangerine gulls fly over chocolate mountains. It's a place we'd all like to be - when we close our eyes.
I'll Be the Moon is a heartening immigration story about a child’s courage and the distance traveled to be with loved ones. In her journey North, a child is shepherded by the moon as she aims to reunite with her father across the border. With vivid and picturesque words by Phillip D. Cortez and imaginative illustrations by Mafs Rodríguez Alpide, I'll Be the Moon shows how la luna brings light to the darkness and guides us to those we love. PRAISE FOR I’LL BE THE MOON "Cortez's simple but rich telling of a child's view of crossing the desert brilliantly engages all of the senses as you follow the desert path with the moon as a familiar guide." —Rebecca Calderon, Ysleta ISD (TX) Library & Innovative Learning Department "This is a great children’s book to teach imagery and figurative language with!" —Meg Libertucci, Little Free Library steward (NY)
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