¿Qué haces cuando un pulpo captura a la abuela? ¡Ponte tu capa de superhéroe y rescatala! La deliciosa metahistoria del galardonado artista afrolatino Eric Velásquez está ahora en español. El pulpo que está cocinando la abuela ha crecido hasta alcanzar proporciones titánicas. "¡Tenga cuidado!" Ramsey grita. "¡Ten cuidado!" Pero es muy tarde. ¡El pulpo atrapa a la abuela! Ramsey debe usar tanto el arte como el intelecto para liberar a su amada abuela. Este libro de ilustraciones bellamente ilustrado, extraído de los recuerdos de la infancia del autor, celebra la creatividad, el heroísmo, la familia, las abuelas, los nietos, la comida puertorriqueña, la cultura latinx y más.
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What 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. The 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. This beautifully illustrated picture book, drawn from the author’s childhood memories, celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Latinx culture and more.
BIO
Eric Velasquez earned his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has illustrated over 30 children’s books. His first picture book “The Piano Man” by Debbie Chocolate, published by Bloomsbury won the Coretta-Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and in 2010 Eric was awarded an NAACP Image award for his work in “Our Children Can Soar” which he collaborated on with 12 notable children’s book illustrators. Eric also wrote and illustrated “Grandma’s Records” and its follow up “Grandma’s Gift” which won the 2011 Pura Belpre’ Award for illustration.
Recently Eric illustrated “Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library” by Carole Boston Weatherford which earned five starred reviews and won the 2018 Walter Award from the WNDB organization as well as the SCBWI’s Golden Kite Award. In 2019 Eric wrote and illustrated “Octopus Stew” which has gathered rave reviews and is sure to make you laugh. One of Eric’s newest books is the much anticipated “Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” by Doreen Rappaport, published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers and one of his latest titles, “She Was The First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm” by Katheryn Russell Brown published by Lee and Low Books. Won the 2021 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature for Children. His Newest Books are ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines by Dean Robbins and “Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and his Glorious Book” by Tonya Bolden.
REVIEWS
“The dynamic artwork reflects the author’s affection for his Afro-Latino heritage and his love for superheroes and art in general, especially in the scene where Ramsey is recounting the story of the rogue octopus to his family.” -- Booklist
[H] Holiday House / October 27, 2020
0.3" H x 11.2" L x 8.7" W (0.94 lbs) 40 pages
[P] Holiday House / December 27, 2022
0.4" H x 10.5" L x 8.6" W (0.4 lbs) 40 pages