Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los Meros Meros Remateros (Hardcover) by Juan Felipe Herrera, Juan Felipe Herrera

from bwinte3

This book is about child going to a flea market with his grandmother Esperanza, and his experience the whole time he is there running through the flea market going to all the different booths. In the story every time the child goes to a different booth the person running that booth has him take t...

from mmgomez1

This is a great multicultural picture book to read to elementary students. This story is about a different cultured grandma who sells used books and clothing at a flea market. This story can teach students about the latin-american culture.

from JeraSullivan

Summary: Every Sunday Juanito helps his grandma sell old clothes at the "remate", the flea market. Juanito and his friends take part in Grandma's vision of the flea market as a place for helping and sharing as they romp from booth to sunny booth. Juanito bounds to the jewelry-man, who gives him a...

from LaurenVormack

I really liked this book for many reasons. I liked the illustrations because they were bright and happy. The flea market had so many items that all stood out to me because of its textures and colors. I also liked how you can see different facial expressions in the illustrations and that they were...

from LexaGoldbeck

I enjoyed this book. I loved the use of bright, bold illustrations which were relative to the culture and items in the story. Another thing I really loved was the use of Spanish words inserted into the story. The author would say a word like "Pelon! They call me-- baldy" or, "She's a real massage...